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adventure. >> u.s. president jimmy carter stays positive as he begins radiation treatment for cancer. >> and i have all the sport including, chelsea completes the deal from barcelona. ♪ so just seven months after sweeping into power on an anti austerity platform, the greek prime minister has quit. on television he said he had represented the country with courage, but that his mandate to leave had expired. he effectively lost majority after a rebellion by hard liners in his syriza party. they opposed the bailout

agreement he instruct with lenders. the bailout on thursday a package worth over 86 billion euros. what happens next? his early resignation paves the way for early elections. he has confirmed he will run and a caretaker government will be installed. >> reporter: walking to the president's office, the greek prime minister on his way to resign from the job, just as the first of greece's bailout dollars arrived, the man responsible for negotiating the deal, told the greek people their vote was once again needed. >> translator: the people's mandate has exhausted its limit. you should decide if we represented the country with the resolve and courage with the difficult negotiations required.

>> reporter: the embattled prime minister is now a victim of rebellion in his own party, syriza. further painful stakes set to cut in far-reaching pension reforms angered many in his party, effectively robbing him of his parliamentary majority. >> we had to rely on opposition to get this bailout to get through. he needs to seek freshman date if he wants to go on. he is trying to portray himself as the best man possible, he says no one else could have gotten a better deal, and he is look going the future with lots of optimism. >> reporter: he has decided to go straight to the nation. to garner support for the tough bailout plan. and it might work. tsipras is still popular, and he will be asking the greek people

to decide before the effects of the new bailout measures are truly felt. while he came to power opposing strict austerity conditions, he has now accepted them, a uturn too far for me in the stable. it is likely they will now formally split and form a new anti-bailout movement. after a bruising seven months of negotiation, mr. tsipras must again ask the greek people if he is still the right person to sheperd them through the next trying phase of austerity. john psaropoulos our man live in athens for us. john this is fascinating isn't it? did the greek vote for him because he is the right man to lead them, or because he said austerity is dead. we will not put up with it in this country? because if that is the case, and

he had lead them in to a situation that austerity is absolutely vital, is he the man to still lead them. >> reporter: you have put your finger on it. you lied to the greek people, you told them that you could deliver an austerity-free loan and you can't. what you have delivered is a worse deal than the which we could have gotten in january. that's what the opposition today. in this latest announcement this evening from the prime minister, you have an inkling of his pitch to the greek people over the next month's election campaign. he said that we did not get the deal that we hoped for with our creditors. we did make significant concessions, he said, but we got the best deal possible. and what -- and here is the crucial bit. we are obliged to observe it. we have now signed up it to, but we will at the same time fight

to minimize the negative effects, in other words he is saying if you give me a stronger mandate than i had this summer, i will finesse this to the extent possible that we should perhaps shift around the burden so the people people, pensioners, salaried personnel, the all too small private sector, still shrinking, don't continue to feel the effects of austerity. >> one of the dates suggested is september 20th, just over four weeks from now. has he -- if he has picked this date, because he gives the opposition less time to corral support to put up a good fight, is this a clever political maneuver? >> yes, you are absolutely right. the timing is clever. he has given his back benches particularly very, very short

time to mobilize. they have to form a new party, decide on their election pitch to the greek people and four weeks is extremely tight for that. he is giving the opposition the socialists, conservatives, and communists very short time to prepare. and the conservatives haven't even elected a new leadership since the former prime minister stepped down this summer. and he has always as has been pointed out, given the austerity effect of everything he has agreed to, as little time as possible to be felt by the greek taxpayer. many greeks are still out on the countryside enjoying a few summer swims before coming back to their real lives, which they are not looking forward to. so at this point in time, a lot of people i have spoken to still

have only a really hazy idea on what the country signed up to on july 13th. so mr. tsipras is banking on the shortness of time in all of these areas. david? >> we have talked about this at length over the last year or more, but i want to ask you if you could make this a very short summary, this one, in your opinion are the people of greece fining life tougher now, seven eight months into his rain as prime minister, or are they finding it toughering when he came in? has he helped them feel better about themselves and their lives? >> well, capital controls have made a big difference. they obviously feel a lot less secure because of that. there is a bailout framework. the greek government has financing, so a six-month hiatus

during which he was working with creditors was worthwhile. but investments weren't being made. so what was meant to be a year in which the greek economy would have grown by 3% is in fact another deficit year. so in short, the effects of syrizas seven-month tenure on power both on paper and psychologically have been bad. they have introduced less money into the economy, and more insecurity into daily life, but people still feel that they need to give this group of people another chance, and this prime minister another chance, because i think going back to proausterity parties are in the view of many, is going to introduce even more upheaval, more uncertainty, and perhaps even greater concessions that

syriza was forced to make this summer. >> thank you. the next story, we're staying in greece. a ferry which was caring more than 2,000 syrian refugee has docked. it left the island of kos on wednesday and stopped on a number of other islands on the way. the islands are the first destination for migrants coming from turkey. >> reporter: the sea front in kos at the height of the holiday season has become a refugee camp. tourists might once have lingered here for the view. they don't anymore. outside the police station, frustration rises by the day, those with more obvious claims to asylum, like syrians fleeing

sil war are processed rather quickly. othe othe others fend for themselves. international agencies are trying to help speed up a process that is grindingly slow. but they say they are getting little help from the local authorities. >> we can provide tents. we can provide services, but -- >> reporter: how quickly? >> we can provide it very quickly, but we need them to provide us a site. >> reporter: so the greeks are dragging their feet? >> let's say we haven't received a positive reply yet. >> reporter: this is what passes for formal accommodation. an abandoned hotel. >> infectionous diseases, diseases coming from their countries.

malaria, some typhoids, tb's. >> reporter: could the authorities be doing more, do you think? >> they could help a little bit more. >> reporter: how long have you been here. >> 20 days, five days, 15 days, and 20 days. >> reporter: have you had any help, any support? >> no, everything is very bad now here. >> reporter: where do you want to go? >> i want to go to germany. >> reporter: germany? >> yes. >> reporter: you? >> germany. >> reporter: you? >> germany. >> reporter: there was a day when multiple nationalities gathered around this pool. these days they come from places like pakistan and afghanistan. the restaurateurs complain that they have driven business away. there seems to be a reluctance to offer more practical

assistance. the tourists main while walk on. some of the refugees go north to macedonia. the government there has declared a state of emergency, called in the army to try to control the influx, and it means about a thousand have been left stranded in no man's land. they have been crossing into southern macedonia, where is there is a direct rail link to serbia. french police have been deployed in the port of calais. it's ran agreement between the french and britain so help keep the migrants from entering the u.k. illegally. >> the situation we are facing in calais is the result of a

global migration challenge, and that is why our two counties will continue to work closely together, to make sure the rest of the european union and the transit and source countries from which migrants are coming, are also playing their full part in solving this problem. we must also relentlessly pursue and disrupt the callus criminal gangs that facilitate and profit from the smuggling of vulnerable people, often with total disregard for their lives. you are watching the al jazeera news hour. still to come, brazil faces its worst recession in decades. and a war of worlds turns into artillery fire. south korea retaliates after the north targets a loud speaker there. plus . . .

>> i'm in gaza -- ♪ four bodyguards have been killed in a grenade attack in aden. the attacks are first since pro-government forces reclaimed the city from houthi fighters last month. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: this is the governor of aden who survived an assassination attempt. he was governor of the forces that pushed the houthis out of aden. he runs a divided city. the successionists want aden to become the capitol of a break away southern republic. forces loyal to president hadi want the sea port city to become

the financial capitol of yemen. one of yemen's most organized political parties says yemen should remain united. but the failed assassinations a tempt is a further sign of the deteriorating security situation across the country. >> it sets a tone for security in aden. everybody is scrambling to clean up their act in the city and establish a police force, but they haven't been successful so far. >> reporter: aden was retaken from the shia houthis and troops loyal to deposed president saleh. this followed months of air strikes by a saudi-lead coalition. these tanks provided by the united arab emirates for soldiers loyal to exiled president hadi, played a crucial role in pushing houthi forces from the south. and this is where fighting is

taking place. anti-houthi fighters are on the offensive in the central city of ta'izz. they are lead by this man, a tribal leader. his fighters have recently captured many areas, and security buildings in ta'izz. the city of ta'izz is a vital supply root for anti-houthi fighters. and to achieve the goal of recapturing sana'a, coalition war planes continue pounding positions in and around the capitol. they have also struck in other cities. aid agencies say the ongoing fighting in yemen has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. >> translator: we were inside the building when we heard an explosion. there is no military base here, no army post. eight people were killed in the air strikes.

>> reporter: the houthis and their allies remain defiant. they say they still have more fighters and weapons to repel any push to retake the capitol. turkey's high election board says the new parliamentary election should be held in november, just four months after the last one. in june the ruling party lost its parliamentary majority, and since then the prime minister has been unable to form a coalition government. the president has until sunday to ask another party to try to form a government, but he has hinted that he will not be doing that. britain's foreign secretary will formally reopen the u.k. embassy in iran's capitol on sunday. the iranian embassy in london will be reopened at the same time. the international agreement over iran's nuclear program in july

has seen a rapid warming of relations with western countries. the first british foreign secretary visit in nearly ten years follows other visits by other european diplomats. thai police say they have cleared two men suspected of being involved in monday's baum attack. authorities have now asked interpol to help hunt down the main suspect who was filmed leaving a sack at the scene minutes before the explosion which killed at least ten people. they believe more than ten people could have been involved in the attack. tensions are rising in the korean peninsula. relations between the two koreaias have historically been marked by distrust and cent events adding to that strain.

harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: for 11 days now, south korea has been using giant speaker arrays to send propaganda messages across the boarder to the north. on thursday seoul they north korea twice shot into south korean territory. the south fired back, around the same time as it received a message from north threatening further military action. >> translator: our military raised alert status to the highest level. we're also maintaining our military readiness to respond if there's any further provocation. >> reporter: south korea's president was briefed. the late itself escalation has its roots in this moment, a land

mine blast. two south korean soldiers lost limbs, in what seoul said a week later was north korean attack. south korea said he starting propaganda attacks was phase one of the retaliation. >> translator: the resumption of the broadcasting is a direct action of declaring war. >> reporter: there has been some hope that this year could have provided an opportunity for a warming of relations, instead hostilities escalated. later in 2010 the north killed four south koreans in an artillery attack. the current south korean government has vowed to be more robust in responding to such events. just last october, north koreas at tempted to shoot down propaganda balloons launched

think suit korean activists, south korea returned fire into north korean territory. at that time tensions seemed to ramp down pretty quickly. this time with the 48-hour deadline being imposed, they have been ratcheted up. the speaker of brazil's lower house of congress has been charged in alleged involvement in a scandal involving the state-run oil company. the president's popularity now at a hysteric low hoda abdel hamid went to a facty where production has fallen drastically. >> reporter: it's a family business that manufacturing family switches, plugs, and several other -- products. it is now feeling the pinch as

the country is facing the worst recession in decades. so this man was forced to reduce production by 15% and cut jobs. >> translator: we made adjustments. we changed things as much as we could to save jobs. it's really hard when youfire someone who has been working with you every day. here in brazil we have close relationships. >> reporter: the factory is in a city that has steadily attracted factories since the 1960s. the whole city grew around the automobile industry. it had a ripple effect, putting the unemployment rate here at nearly double the national rate average. thousands of people have lost their jobs, 2,800 in july alone. this man worked as a welder since he was 15 at one of the biggest car plants in the city. now he is 29 years old and

jobless. >> translator: because of government pollties it's the workers who are paying the price. some companies that make spare parts have closed. if things keep going that way, we're going to become like detroit. >> reporter: he is hoping to recover his job through an agreement between his union and the company, but next month he will lose all benefits, so in the meantime he is studying to become a teacher. >> translator: brazil needs to be more transparent. they need to show the rules of the game to investors, otherwise no one will come here. the government needs to act quickly, especially because some sectors are suffering more than others. >> reporter: brazil is paralyzed by a political crisis that has reduced confidence, and credit ratings dwindling, confidence is more elusive than ever. humidity humidity, al jazeera.

former u.s. president jimmy carter may be in the fight of his life, but he has not shied away of talking about his recent cancer diagnosis. the 90 year old was blunt and sometimes even funny as he re reflected on his life and future. patty culhane has the stories. >> reporter: jimmy carter has not shied away from criticism since leaving office, visiting countries the u.s. considers unfriendly, offering strong rebukes of allies. he said in the time he has left he would like to see peace between israel and palestine, but he won't. >> right now i think the prospects are more dismal than any time i remember in the last 50 years. the whole process is practically dormant. the government of israel has no desire for a two-state solution,

which is a policy of all of the other nations in the world, and the united nations has practically no influence compared to past years in either israel or palestine. >> reporter: he did say he would like the last guinea winter storm to die before he does. with his help the tiny pair site is being killed off. the former president was serene about his prospects. >> i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. you know, i -- i have had a wonderful life. i have had thousands of friends, and -- and i have had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence, so i was surprisingly at ease much more than my wife was. >> he said that was his greatest

accomplishment, marrying his wife. >> i wish had set one more helicopter to get the hostages, and we would have rescued them, and i would have been reelected, but that may have interfered with the formation of the carter center, and if i had to choose, i think i would choose the carter center. >> reporter: a center that has promoted peace, and better life across the world. he said he will now focus on his own. saying he is not angry or sad, just grateful, and looking forward to this new adventure. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. still ahead on the news hour. cinema security, what one u.s. chain is doing to tackle a rise in violence at its screenings. and why freedom of speech has left mexico's journalists

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♪ you are watching the news hour, good to have you along. let's go through the top stories. the greek prime minister has resigned and called for general elections as soon as possible. he claims his mandate to lead has expired and new polls are needed. macedonia has declared a state of emergency and called in the army to try to control the arrival of refugees and migrants. about a thousand have been stranded in no man's land now. and in yemen four bodyguards have been killed in a grenade attack on the governor in the southern city of aden. we're going to explore the resignation of the greek prime minister a little bit more now.

angela joins me, an academy senior fellow. straight up, he hasn't been in office very strong. is greece in a better position now than it was when he came in or not? >> the numbers show that greece is in a foreign ministerially worse position than where it was back in january. the point is that for the vast majority of the greek voters, things haven't changed as much as they did from back in january when things were pretty bad for the majority of the greek people. so now, still today, the hope that things might still get better after -- with tsipras, is bigger than any perceptions that things have gone worse -- >> so this is the only thing in his favor, the perception is other people would have done a worse job? >> the negative feelings clearly

are directed at the older parties that were in a power until january. they are seen as corrupt, they are seen as basically having brought this whole thing about in the first place. there is still some positive feels towards him. many feel he did try to renegotiate, where others didn't, so there is hope that he might negotiate on austerity in a different way. >> he was regarded as a fire brand leftest. he was going to change everything. he was going to kick austerity into touch. that isn't the man we have been seeing for the last seven months. those who voted against the measure, and they are part of his coalition, he has to get rid of him now, and bring in new coalition partners. how is he going to do that?

>> that's interesting. tsipras wants three things. he wants to stay in power, while implementing the program -- the bailout package that he accepted, but still remain some credibility as a leader of the radical left. he cannot do all of those three things together unless you have elections, and then he can say that he is implementing the wish of the people. if he gets an absolute majority then he can say that the program he brought forth has been approved. if he doesn't get an absolute majority he is going to say the will of the people is to seek an opposition party. >> do you think he has been playing a very clever game here, almost like a chess master. did he see all of this coming? is he a brilliant politician, or is he just like any other politician, he wants to hang on as long as possible? >> i think he wants to hang on

as long as possible. he is very young. i think he sees a role for himself in trying to shape austerity in a different way. pushing the burden around social groups maybe. and perhaps the long-term austerity will actually lose ground in europe. >> but is he a brilliant politician or somebody who has just thrown think last throw of the dice? >> i think the level of talent in the greek political scene right now, he is the smartest we have got. >> we'll leave there. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> appreciate your time. thank you for that incite. the head of the u.n. mission in the central african republic says there has been no new allegatio allegations against peace keepers. allegations were made a week ago

to the peace-keeping human rights organize organization. the government in south sudan has killed a journal list. he was shot after leaving work in the capitol wednesday evening. his colleagues say money and his phone were not taken from the body. days earlier the president warned journalists telling them the freedom of the press doesn't mean working against the country. staying on that subject, mexico's president is promising now to do more to protect journalists in his country. it's the first time he has spoken publicly since a prominent photo journalist was killed last month. this report is by our correspondent in mexico, john

hull. >> reporter: every day this man faces a fresh dilemma. how much of what he sees can he report. 14 of his fellow journalists have already been killed. >> translator: freedom of express in vara cruz is a simulation. it exists only when it doesn't affect the interests of the powerful, businessmen, politicians and organized crime. by law journalists are allowed to say what we want, but if we do, we could end up dead. >> reporter: those who challenge the government or gangs are punished. like this journal list. the town mayor is wanted on suspicion of the murder. but his son won't give up. >> translator: i realize they didn't want to kill a person. they wanted to kill a voice. they wanted to hide what was happening. what we're trying to do is tell

them, you can kill him, but we won't shut up. >> reporter: not just in vara cruz, but in many areas of mexico, journalists who adopt write what they are told face violent consequences. those who flee always saw mexico city as a sense of security. but that was shattered when reuben espinosa was tortured and then killed along with four other people on a flat on this very street. this political cartoonist knew espinosa and came here as well. >> translator: now i'm thinking of leaving the country because i don't think anywhere in mexico is safe. his death is a threat to the journalist who are still alive. >> reporter: journalists say a $20 million government program to protect them is inefficient and untrustworthy.

meanwhile the vast majority of reporter killings have gone unsolved. which is why this man along with others are taking to the streets to demand freedom of speech and justice. we bring in senior americas program coordinator with the committee to protect journalists on skype from new york. is the president when he says he is going to be able to protect journalists from now on, is he anywhere near the truth on this? >> no, not at all. more than 50 journalists have been killed or disappeared in mexico in the last seven years, making it one of the worst countries to work, not only in the western hemisphere but around the world. i think that while this government and previous governments have recognized that this is a problem, the steps

that they have taken have clearly been insufficient. this problem of violence has gone way beyond the press. it's effecting fundamental human rights, freedom of expression, access to information. it's limiting public discourse, and in the end, i think this is affecting the civility of mexican democracy. >> why has it got so bad in your opinion down there? >> there are several factors. i think that, you know, in the last few decades, the large presence of criminal networks that not only are fighting for turf but are controlling territory have been a grave threat for journ -- journalists

working on sensitive issues, but in many states unfortunately compounding the problem of violence is the collusion between criminal networks and authorities that makes it even more complicated for our reporters to -- to do their work. >> would it be fair to say or at least to look at this hypothesis, and that is one reason journalists are more liable to be caught up in violent incidence these days is because there are an awful lot of naive journalists out there, with the expansion of the bloggers sphere and social media? there isn't the experience that people 20 or 30 years ago may have had in this situation. >> that could be one explanation. more journalists working

independently, bloggers, that could be one of the explanations. and many of these are working without the support of a big -- big media group. yes, that could be one of the -- of the -- of the reasons. but, you know, it's sad, looking at what is going on in mexico. i mean, so many of these communities in mexico are completely uninformed. journalists and media are terrified and they cannot report even the most basic stuff on crime and corruption, you know, are off limits for many, many reports. >> just a quick one if i may, you say the president and his authorities aren't doing enough. is there anything in this that you and your organization and other umbrella organizations for journalists could do to make life safer for people in this situation, who perhaps operate with a certain naivety, and no

backup? this >> well, we -- we -- other groups, international groups and domestic groups are doing whatever it is, you know, to -- to help these journal itselves, you know, help them, you know, publicize their cases when they want to, you know -- you know, reinforce the -- you know, the -- the -- the statements towards the authorities, make it possible for them to work, you know, help them when they are -- there is a need for them to relocate, but ultimately, this situation is going to change only if the government -- the federal government or whoever, takes this issue as a priority in the national agenda. >> thank you. >> -- there's a need -- there's

a need to break the cycle, that's what is needed in this case. thank you. >> carlos thank you very much indeed. committee to protect journalists, thank you. >> thanks. well, they have bumped up security at u.s. cinemas after a series of gun attacks including one at a movie here ththeater i aurora, colorado. now a major chain has announced that their patrons will be subject to random inspections. >> reporter: a trip to the movie theater is a chance to escape, grab some popcorn, and get lost in a story. but these days there is no escape from gun violence in the united states. the regal cinema chain has become the first to announce random inspections of backpacks. they said:

earlier this month in tennessee a man with a history of mental illness and armed with a pellet gun, hatchet and pepper spray attacked guests. he was shot dead by police who had this response. >> from the events across the nation, you may consider this type of incident regardless of where it happens as the new normal, but you can't stop living your life. >> reporter: two weeks before that, two women were killed during a screening of the movie "train wreck" in louisiana, before the gunman shot himself. those attacks happened in the same month that james holmes was sentenced to life in prison for killing 12 and injuring 70 movie goers three years ago. regal operates 570 movie theaters around the country. it acknowledges that searching bags may be an incon krienence.

>> i think it's a great idea. security is really important these days. really they have a right to check us. >> i think it's a good idea, mainly because you don't know what is going to happen. it could be in a restaurant. it could be in a theater. >> yeah, i guess you don't know what people have in there, but it's probably mostly snacks. >> reporter: for many it's a small price to pay to enjoy a film. krist kristen saloomey, al jazeera, new york. my mom who has so much strength and power -- >> that's not the circus, that is basketball's biggest star, lebron james still a momma's boy at heart. plus . . . ♪

♪ the annual artings festival that is the largest in the world is in full swing in scotland's capitol. one venue has invested almost a million dollars in to circus big tops and as charlie angela reports this is not circus as we might know it. ♪ >> reporter: roll up, roll up to the big top tents where you'll find a circus revolution in full swing. gone are the lions and the accident-prone clowns, replaced by thrilling stunts and

theatrics to make the audience think. ♪ >> reporter: borders and crossings are one theme in this new circus, the palestinian troop expose the con accept of freedom mixing arbitrary security checks with acrobatics. with no tradition of circus in the palestinian territories, the two have devised their own style. >> it's my roll in society to -- to spread awareness, to raise a question in the people, not only to entertain the people. it's part of my job, but also through entertainment, we would also go out of questions, and the question our daily lives, question ourselves. >> reporter: the belgian troop has put the plight of the refugee on stage. depicting a harrowing crossing of the mediterranean sea and the anguish of the most vulnerable.

it is dark, disturbing and designed to prick the conscious of the viewer. >> i found it being a really fresh new art form that was finding new ways to talk about quite hard topics. >> reporter: it's a huge financial gamble, staging these shows, but the promoters believe the festival should be a showcase for circus in the same way as comedy, theater and dance. >> it's a festival where you should push the boundaries. and so far the audiences have been incredibly receptive. >> reporter: with these shows circus is being reinvented. there have been two accidents this year, canceling shows, but their stories are being told and issues being explored too. with no rules performers can jump from politics to pole vaulting. and no words, makes this fresh

new art form appeal to a wide range of audience, leaving them all wanting more. so time for sunna, time for the sport and premier news, i think. >> thank you very much, david. prayed row rodriguez is ready to check in as chelsea has completed his transfer. the 28-year-old has fined a four year deal for an estimated $33 million. he is a product of barca youth academy. over to europe league, where [ inaudible ] fought back from their 3-0 down to win their playoff round. plenty of other ties on thursday. the biggest upset comes in sloef

vaukia, withes and athletico losing. the middle east first roof top pitch has opened in an unlikely location, the gaza strip. the area has few open spaces that can be used to play the sport. football officials are looking for playing grounds in unusual locations. >> reporter: in the middle of gaza city die -- skyline, a mrash of green. the first roof top pitch in the middle east. it has quickly become a popular destination. sammy is the captain of this community league. he says having the pitch to play on has improved his game. >> translator: i feel so happy when i come here for training, making such a place in the

center of gaza has made it so easy for us. we give more as players as a result. >> reporter: this roof fop football pitch is the only one of its kind in the middle east, but across the gaza strip there are still very few open spaces for palestinians to play sports in. much of gaza remains in ruins. so far not a single home has been rebuilt, and most public spaces haven't been cleared, including football stadiums and other sporting centers, which is why so many continue to play sports in the streets or anywhere else they can, these children kick around a football in the lane in front of their home. dodging rubbish and rubble as they try to score goals. this boy has been playing football since he was four.

he says he wishes he had a better place to play with his friends. >> translator: our neighbors keep shouting at us, because they say we make too much noise when we play football. but we don't have the money to do anything else. >> reporter: the idea came from palestinian football officials who found funding from the government of qatar. for now those who can afford to play the entry fee are allowed to play here. but there are plans to create more public spaces for sport. tennis now, [ inaudible ] has set up a rematch with the man he beat for the french open title world number one, novak djokovic. he had a tough time getting there. the world number 5 was made to work hard against his croatian

opponent, but won the next two sets, both 7-6. cricket now, and australia are in comfortable position after one day of the final ashes test at the oval. david warner hit 85, and steven smith is not out. michael clark could only manage 18. disgraced former pakistan cricket captain hopes to play for his country again after his five-year ban for spot fixing. mohammed was part of the scandal. they are both deliberate nobles in 2010. always three were suspended. the world's fastest man, you sane bolt said he can't save athletics from doping alone.

he was asked about the issue as he prepares for the world championship begin in beijing on saturday. the iaaf has spent the last several weeks defending itself after allegations of widespread doping in the sport. bolt says he is disappointed by the claims. >> there has been a lot of doping over the past couple of months. it's really sad that this is where the sport is at right now. so hopefully, the new president can put into place a lot of change, a lot of rules. and it's going to be hard, i -- i think. if you make tougher -- tougher rules, i definitely think less people -- less people will -- will take the chance, but i think you always have that one person or few persons that always feel like they can beat the system, because it's just like life, people sometimes feel like they can beat the system. >> san antonio spurs veteran tim

duncan has been voted the nba's best teammate by his fellow professionals. it recognizes self display and leadership skills on and off the court. lebron james says he is becoming a better leader and has revealed who has been one of the main drivers behind his success. >> it feels great to be able to be someone that people look to, to be able to accomplish more. to be able to rise to the occasion, and i just think it comes to my upbrings, my mom who has so much strength and power to raise my by herself and things of that nature, and the other guidance i got along the way. >> that's it for me, back to david. >> thank you very much indeed. you have been watching the news hour, check out all of our news on aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. for me david foster and the news hour team, good to have your

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