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one of the big upsets history. as japan beats 2-time winner sav yeah greece - syriza swept to victory on a platform to fight austerity. now the party is battling to stay in power. the snap vote was called after syriza lost its parliamentary majority in august. the popularity of its leader fell after he agreed to try a new bale off deal. the bailout involved economic reforms which syriza promised to oppose. he angered members of the party by signing the deal after a referendum in which more than 60% of voters rejected austerity measures. and now the new democracy party

poses the greatest challenge to syriza. let's take you live to grease. al jazeera's hoda abdel-hamid is outside a polling station there. hoda abdel-hamid, nine months after they were last asked to vote for a government. how did people feel about the election? > well, they are tired and exhausted about the economic turmoil. a couple of months ago they were in the same police. there were many voting in the everyoned um. it is six -- referendum. it is six hours before the polling stations close down. i was inside the school, and the ballot boxes looked empty. as you recall in july. things were difficult for the greeks, in the sense that there was capital control that exists, but the banks were closed. there was conversation about

whether greek will exit the eurozone or not. that conversation has taken a backseat, at least at the moment, since the bailout agreement has been reached. so it looks slightly better for the greeks. even though they are tyred, and whoever -- tired and whoever will win the election is trying to get a mandate to push forward with more austerity measures, more reforms, and what many greeks were worried about now. >> howight is this election? >> sorry, could you repeat that? >> how tight is the election? >> well, according to the opinion polls assist very tight between the two main candidates. one side alexis tsipras with his syriza party, even though it's a bruised party, and the democracy

party led by the iraqis, this is tight. 1% in some of the opinion polls. others go up 3%. whatever happens, many tell you that no party would have the outright majority, that they'd have to form a coalition government. and on this specific point. it may not be the best thing. or bring the stability that the country needs to push forward. then there's the third contenders. that's the golden dome party, the far right party, and many telling you because of the counter situation, and no one has a major city because of the mixed feelings and confusion, that will be in parliament, and will have kind of a prominent roll than it had in the past. >> thank you, indeed. live now.

let's get a view from a political economist, joining us live from athens. it was a gamble on alexis tsipras's part to call the snap election. is he going to regret the decision. what do you think? technically speaking, democracy is supposed to be a festival of elections - elections are supposed to be a festival of democracy. in this case, we are talking about meaningless elections. we have a foregone conclusion. no matter which side win, the winners will be austerity, and a tough neopolitical agenda, after the structure in brussels and washington. so i hate to sound sin abbing. but this election is

meaningless, and a political ploy really, for the greek elite. >> do you feel the electorate feels that way? how many people will ab stain and not bother to poll today? >> well, all polls indicate that we could see a rate as high as 40%. that may not be the significant factor, the significant factor is on the ground people feel that there is no hope for the country. no matter which party prevails. simply because there is no autonomous policy. there's no independent foreign policy, and greece, for all practical intents and purposes has become, i hate to put it bluntly - a banana republic. >> is there no alternative for the disenfranchized voters? >> there are some alternative voices out there, but the political programme, the political platform with iran is

not convincing to the majority of greek people. this alternative party, they stand for a greek exit from the euro, but the majority of the greek people have been brainwashed for a long time now about the consequence of a cigarettes it. they -- grexit. they are terrified of the prospect and turning away from the voices. they'll vote... >> carry yn, please. >> they are going to vote for the conservatives or the pseudoleftists. as i said, it's a meaningless outcome. if we get a low turn out. if it's more or less a foregone conclusion, that they don't have the choices among the parties, are we likely to end up with a

grand coalition. in all likelihood we'll see the coalition between the socialists and syriza. that is the most likely scenario since all posts indicate that syriza's former maker. good to talk to you. live in athens. >> thank you very much saudi-led air strikes pounded yemen, reportedly preparing for a push to retake sanaa from houthi rebels who have held the city. let's get more from hash am. he -- hashem, he's reported from yemen. he's with me in the studio. you think they are gearing up to push the houthis out of yemen.

at the moment it can't be done by air alone. it's sending reinforcement to the areas. they are on the eat of the capital. they hope to retake the locations. if they do, it could be a delicate provision. it's why you see some attempts to take down the houthis and the president. >> we didn't say that a number of people were killed, civilians, the buildings in the grand old part, u.n. heritage were destroyed. houthis will not give up without a fight. they will continue in the attacks in the near future. at the fight continues there's

more casualties in fruity shelling. more civilians are being killed by the air strikes. what are the chances of the bombings. >> i have been asking officials whether the offensive will create intersection. they don't feel they'll lodge from the strong holds. americans, the international community don't seem to be putting pressure on the parties to correct a quay out. what would a political settlement look like. the government is in aden, the

president has not returned. the prime minister is there. could they be looking at a reparticipating of yemen into north and south. >> it's an option. for the time being, it's in favour of a settlement where haider al-abadi gets back in power. the government moves, houthis pull out from the areas controlled. we are the only legitimate authority in the country. >> there's oo growing political divide. it's not an option. it's a delicate situation. the political vacuum. yemen is more divided than ever. >> hashem ahelbarra, many thanks, on yemen the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog, the international atollic energy agency arrived in trairn. the visit -- tehran. the visit is part of an agreement between u.n. and iran

to work closely. iran signed an agreement to curb nuclear programs in exchange for easing of sanctions human rights watch says shia said are out of control, causing wide-spread destruction in the city of tikrit. they broke the laws of war. the shia militias played a role in driving i.s.i.l. out of tikrit. >> syrian rebels trained by the u.s. have reportedly entered aleppo province from the border. the activists said 75 fighters cost a convoy of cards under air protection. it's a week after the u.s. admitted five of its trained levels were fighting in syria. washington's programme to develop a moderate force to fight i.s.i.l. has been fraught

with problems. dozens of fighters have been kidnapped or killed in attacks since july. opposition rebels agreed to a truce in four contested areas. rival sides will stop attacks and in idlib, in the north-east. rebel strongholds on the outskirts of damascus. the pause in fighting is expected to end on tuesday. two previous attempts failed to take hold. >> the u.s. secretary of state is calling for a diplomatic push. john kerry insists that the syrian president must step down. the timing of the departure is subject to negotiation. the comments come as concerns grow about russia's military presence in syria a crackling raidia transmission in russian,

intercepted by rebels in homs. the voice belongs to the pilot of a cargo plane. the voice asks for permission to decrease altitude and to land. >> after a while it was clear there was a cargo plane in the sky, accompanying by four military jets, in the direction of south-east to north-west. >> these are exclusive al jazeera pictures of what is believed to be the russian cargo plane. the destination, the airport in the coastal city. 20km south of latakia city. that is where the russians sent weapons and support stast to help syrian president bashar al-assad in the fight against i.s.i.l. the u.n. secretary of state says there are air to air weapons which is used against i.s.i.l. or rebels. >> material the presence of the aircraft with air to air combat

capacity and air to surface missiles race series questions. that is precisely why they are engaged in conversation about answering the questions. de-conflicting. the russian activity. >> the analyst is saying russia is building up a stronghold. it's the only ally in the center of the world. if ali were to fall, russia would have no beach head, a port city. >> reporter: meanwhile in homs rebel groups are keeping an ear on air traffic to see what steps the russian military will take next here with the newshour from al jazeera, still to come cuba's complicated relationship with catholicism comes under the spotlight as the pope touches down in havana plus, why nepal is divided

over a constitution that was meant to unite its people. later in sport. lewis hamilton's hopes to emulate an all-time great hit a bump in the road ahead of the sing more grand prix. >> hundreds of refugees began to board trains. they were heading to hungary, and to slovenia. for days thousands of people have been stuck between hungary, slovenia and croatia, those three nations not agreeing on what to do with them. hungary and slovenia criticized croatia for redirecting people to the countries, here is why croatia is the latest bottle neck. thousands of people had to cross from serbia. the route they wanted to take was blocked by a razor wire

fence. croatia is sending them to hungary and to neighbouring slovenia. the refugees don't want to stay in any country, most heading to germany, where they believe they have more chance of being granted asylum. lawrence lee is on the border between croatia and slovenia. >> here at the border the croatian strategy continues, it's a miserable night more many that didn't have a tent. providing shelter was too complicated for the croatian government. and the lack of logistical support from the croatian side led to a number of miserable stories. an iraqi man had to wave good buy to his wife and children. they are in slovenia, he is stuck. he come blinded that new people are arriving and coming past him because there's nobody here in authority to organise a queueing system. he doesn't know when he'll get across or how.

a group of syrian men said they'd be charged 500 euros, $600. forral taxi from zagreb. the guy said he would drop them apt the boarder. he ended up dropping them 12km away, and they walked all night in the rain. so the lack of organization is leading to the miserable conditions for the refugees to compel things. croatia is not really able any more to drop a refugee at the hungarian boarder. the hungarians said they won't cooperate. the big wave from croatia, hungry, taking them into buses and taking them to the austrian border. that is likely in coming days to go down. that'll slow down as croatia is putting them to the slovenia boarder, which at least is putting women and children in buses, taking them into camps there. the biggest measure of chaos for the refugees, that many of them tell you, they have no idea which country they are in.

the greek coast guard is searching for 26 refugees missing off the coast of lesbos after a boat they were travelling in sank. 23 were rescued. a total of 26 were aboard when the vessel capsized. more than 20 people are in the running for the u.s. 2016 presidency. there's speculation that vice president joe biden is getting ready to join the race. >> reporter: we will soon know if joe biden believes the third time will be the charm in his quest. he's waiting a while to decide, facing the heart-breaking lose of his son to brain cancer, it

didn't look like he would run. until the public scandal began to surround the front runner, former secretary of state hillary clinton. deleting tens of thousands of emails sent and received whilst in office. she was using a private server, that is being vetted. -- investigated. polls show the majority of people don't trust her, and are not excited about her campaign. that gives biden an opening. he's seen as the opposite. trustworthy and honest. in large parts because of moments like this, when the president signed health insurance legislation. he is prone to public gaffes, and is blunt. . >> for god's sake, don't listen to rum felt, he doesn't know what in the world he's talking about this . he is a politician that knows how to welcome a room. >> you are beautiful. well done. his history is one many can relate to. he was born to working class parents and unlike clinton, is not worth millions. there are some analysts that believe he will not be able to overtake clinton in the primary. >> i have a difficult time imagining anyone that got in now will be organizationally

prepared to win. if anything, those who get in now would be kind of throwing hail mary passes, hoping that, you know, hillary clinton stumbles further a big factor could be who u.s. president obama endorses, the white house says he might weigh in, but they won't say whom he prefers, but they volunteer the quote. >> the president described selecting vice president biden as his running mate, as the smartest political decision he made in his career in public service. >> reporter: biden has been a public vp, in charge of economic stimulus, taking point with congress on budget issues, and was the lead on u.s. involvement. that issue could hurt him. along with what he did in the senate. pushing for stronger prison sentences for drug offences, not a popular stance. at 72 years old, he would be the

oldest president elected. one of the factors he'll have to consider, along with this - the dying wish of his son. who reportedly told him that he wanted him to try again. to run for president of the united states. after years of delays and debates, nepal to adopt a constitution. it took politicians eight years to compete. it was a key demand. the civil war ending with a peace deal in 2006. the meist won elections in 2008. ending a 240-year-old monarchy. the document was meant to unite the country, instead it's caused controversy. nepal will be divided into seven states in a secular system. opposed by some groups that want to re-establish nepal as a hindu nation. others feel they've been marginalized. we have this report.

>> reporter: the new constitution has been announced and protests started. these people representing a group of former rebels, saying they reject the constitution. there'll be two constitutions in the country, ours and theirs will have the people and in the near future, insure ection shows which is stronger. >> the new constitution is being ratified on sunday. those opposed to the document are calling it a black day. a day of mourning. >> there has been protests in many areas, calling for an inclusive constitution, and federal boundaries, many turned violent. 42 have been killed across the country. rights groups are accusing the authorities of using excessive force. especially where many died.

>> around half of the population. locals paraded the bodies of the three people that were shot by the police, and tens of thousands turned out. police say the protesters attacked them, and they needed to respond by force. >> translation: they enter the house and kill children and them. they have sought out people. >> reporter: in many places the state has imposed a curfew. people have been treated like second class citizen. some say they've been marginalized, they don't have another representation. the government announced that they should celebrate. >> they have lived and worked on relief. >> government does not take them seriously. >> i think the leaders of the

parties need to have a minute's silence. 24 died, how do you celebrate. i won't, i cannot. this is not the constitution. the main parties - can be amended. >> the only remaining debate is the demarcation of federal provinces. our alliance clearly said they can amend the constitution. people are raising black flags. as half the countries prepare to celebrate. the other half is in mourning. >> now pope francis has begun a 4-day trip to cuba, saying the island's improving relations with the united states. pope francis was welcomed by cuba's president raul castro. the first is the u.s., for the

next stop, where he's hoping to restore the economic ties. >> i call on political figures to continue along the path to continue all the potential. they are supposed to play in favour of peace. well being of people, americas, as an example of reconciliation for the rest of the world. >> pope francis is due to meet with raul castro, who outlawed the roman catholic church. seems relations are being relived as lucia newman explains. >> reporter: they say once a believer always a believer. raul castro shocked compatriots in may, visiting the vatican. saying he was considerably impressed he was considering going back to praying. was he joking? >> translation: all he knows is

what he believes inside. all i can do is refer you to his upbringing. >> reporter: raul and brother fidel castro were brought up as catholics, educated by jesuits, the same order as pope francis. no sooner did their revolution triumph, but they expelled foreign priests and nuns, closed down catholic schools and declared religion the opiate of the people. proclaiming the state and people atheists. this woman remembers how 40 years ago she was afraid to baptise her daughter. >> my husband could have given up his job. a lot has changed. >> surrounded by a housing complex, three churches authorised by the government since the 1959 revolution will be built next to the half-finished parish house.

it's one of several gestures to the vatican. >> i think cuba wants to be seen as part of the world and in the world the catholic church has an influence. >> the pope, for his part will want to reap the benefits. of helping in the process of normal lizzing u.s.-cuban ties. that means extracting concessions from cuban leaders. to allow the catholic church to have greater influence. for example, something as simple as regular access to mass media. >> if we had a few hours a week in a radio station, that would be wonderful. >> reporter: the catholic church is clearly on a short leash in socialist cuba, but whether out of faith or enlightened cself-interest. the communist protect is eager to embrace the pope, who, like himself, condemns the ills of cmodern capitalism

as you'll well-known if you are watching in south africa, there has been a latest blast of wet weather. that has caused flooding. let's get the details now. >> we have seen - we have gone to the transition. we expect the rain to ease from north-west. that's not the case. what we have here, this is where the rain should be. 20th of september. we put it on the line to show you where it is. it's around a week behind schedule for some. southern parts of pakistan, that's the case into the north-west of india. in some areas, 219mm of rain. that's a huge amount of rainfall. that's courtesy of this low pressure. swirling away around the north-west corner. >> into the north-east.

87mm of rain in 24 hours. and another level of low pressure causing problems for this part of south asia. it will be the same as we go on through monday, linking back to guderat, heavy down falls on the wards. this will nudge its way to new delhi, as we go into tuesday. heavy rain continuing for that time. the showers along the rain continuing along bangladesh. you can follow the clouds, where we see another 16mm of rain. rain continuing through monday, easing to tuesday. we are at the midway point on the newshour. still to come - a political solution for burkina faso after a coup and days of protests. we'll go live to the capital ouagadougo for the latest.

and why some footballers have been shut out by their local clubs. jo here with the sport in

20 minutes. hello again, adrian finegan with the newshour. greeks are voting for a new government. the snap election was called after the left wing syriza party lost its parliamentary majority last month saudi-led air strikes pounded yemen's capital. they are apparently preparing for a major push to retake sanaa

from houthi rebels, who held the city for a year. hundreds of refugees began to board trains, they are heading north to hungary and slovenia. for days thousands of people have been stuck between hungary and slovenia and croatia a leader has hinted that an interim government will be reinstated in burkina faso following a military coup. it would be led by the president cam paing no. it followed a meeting twine the cabinet meters and the coup leader. i'm told we can speak to nick hart right now. he is in ouagadougo, live for us. >> what is the sayings there now. is the government going to be reinstated or not? >> negotiations are taking place

as we speak. you have the general, his men that coring knifed the coup. and -- organised the coup and others. this is a tense situation. outside the hotel there are hundreds of protesters who gathered. and they want to find out the details of the agreement. it's a return to an interim government. and that elections are likely to happen. we don't know who will be in charge. we are told michael kafando, the person special for the interim government will be reinstated. no news of isaac, held in the presidential palace. >> what news of the elections. will they go ahead as scheduled? >> well, the elections are scheduled for 11th of october. a campaign was imposed to start today. for the moment. what is on everyone's lips, and

the big question is is there going to be a return to the election. most of the people in burkina faso are under the age of 25. they have been seen one leader, the president campaogne in power. this is the first time they'll be able to vote. there's a lot of stake. that's why so many protesters are gathering around the negotiations happening in this hotel. >> thank you, niklas hart live in ouagadougo sierra leone has more than 1,500 people placed under quarantine to prevent the spread of ebola. the country began a 42 day countdown to being ebola free, but two recent deaths have been a set back, we have this report.

>> reporter: with the beat of a drum, the local performers make their way into this village. they are hugely entertaining and come with a strong message. if you are sick or know someone that is, call for help. it can stop the spread of ebola. 4,000 died from ebola. he joined these performers. when he realized how bad things were, he wanted to put his comedy skills to use. so he joined as a performer. >> i do this for my people. the people in this country. i'm not going to sit and do nothing. i'm here to educate my people. >> other messages, such as avoiding body contact are part of the act. the virus is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected person. 30 people have been trained to perform in villages across the district, and it seems to be making an impact. the northern district was a hot spot for ebola earlier this year, with 1500 cases to date. that is one of the highest number of cases in the country. there has not been one in over a month. u.n.i.c.e.f. initiated the

concept of performances, initiating stress in communities that witnessed so much death. >> bringing the people together, seeing the message in the form of a performance, i mean, they laugh. that is part of trauma healing. >> healing that is helping people that live here. she lost 18 of her family members to the virus. i believe the message is getting through to people. i hope it will continue. >> especially as more cases are likely to surface since the death on the weekend. >> you have to be creative on keeping their minds on ebola. to let them understand we still have ebola and it's a high risk. >> it's clear the country will have a long way to go. at least there's a creative way to keep the messages loud and clear

in myanmar buttist women that want to marry a man from a different religion must get government permission to do so. human rights and women's groups feel the law will be used to discriminate against minorities. >> reporter: this couple are from myanmar, but live in thailand. he is muslim, and she converted to islam from buddhism. nine years ago they married and moved to the thai border town. they faced less discrimination as a mixed-race couple. now a new law, it is feared that myanmar will be less tolerant. >> translation: this is the family's business. why do we have to ask permission from the government. if, in the future, we have problems in our family, do we have to report every conflict to them. >> reporter: under the law

interfaith couples have to note fit the government and post a public announcement of their intention to marry. they'll be allowed to wed if there's no objection. >> the law is one of four put forward by the hard-line group. or the committee for the protection of nationality and conviction. the new law will be used to discriminate against minority. >> the law is not discriminatory. >> the other players, christianity, slum and hindu lost to women. the women don't have laws to protect them. >> interreligious riots shook myanmar three years ago. more than 140,000, mostly muslim, are displaced. >> this person is a monk and former political prisoner, leading a movement washing towards ties between muslims and buddhists. the new law us will widen the

rift between the two communities, and the government pandered to the nationalist group for its own gains. >> whether the government things they did the right or wrong thing, they want to maintain power to control the country. that's why they created the country and want to continue to use the power. >> reporter: that means interfaith couples will find it more difficult to be together let's get a few from phil robertson, the deputy director of the asian division of human rights watch. he's in bangkok. what exactly are your concerns about the law? >> well it's a discriminatory law, a law that is it a trigger for greater essentials and it's an opportunity for the extremists to create anti-muslim

mobilization, particularly using issues of marriage and family. it's a law that flies in the face of burma's international obligations, and is something that should be struck down, taken away and changed to ensure that burma as a multi-religious country is able to thrive in the future. >> you mentioned the association for the protection of race and religion, known through that acronym. what do you make of their argument that this law is designed to protect buddhist women in the way that there are laws to protect hindu and muslim women. >> that's an absurd claim. this is a mass only nist piece of legislation. promulgated at the insistence of a bunch of men that will never

marry to limit interfaith marriages, there's no excuse for this. the international community, all the agencies says it's discriminatory. >> this is one of a number of laws introduced that you have concerns about. >> yes, there are four race and religion laws. and all of them have pass the into law. they are the law of the land. they are dealing with issue related to not only interfaith marriage, but the right to convert. the list goes on and on. this is an assault on religious minorities in burma, and is spearheaded by intolerant monks. >> what does that mean for burma

as it gains acceptance in the international community and opens up to the outside world. >> there's a lot of questions about why this is happening, connected to politics and the majority burman rule. the real concern is the laws can lead to mobilization of hatreds against religious minorities. and the concern is in a country like burma which is diverse, it's a tinderbox for this kind of communal divisions and could lead to violence. >> good to talk to you. phil robertson there from the asian division of human rights watch still to come on the newshour, all the sport, and yet another is forced to defend its doping records - sport that is it. gerald here with all the details in a few minutes.

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government decision to stop paying for us to go to handling. poor people like us dependent on the government. it's not as if they don't have the money. the government came to power as a result of pour prayer. look at what they are doing. >> the government is under pressure to cut waste. >> the constitution does not recognise religion, we do not thing it is appropriate, interpreting the constitution, that they should be used to advise religious courses. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of nigerians depend on the government to pay for them. last year it cost the government over 13 million. >> multiply that by 35 nigerian states using public money for religious pilgrims, and it adds up to hundreds of millions. government funding of christian

pilgrimages have been stopped. some say it will tackle corruption. >> means are depleted. prices of trips are inflated. they have costs for themselves. they negotiate with the airlines, and they have a percentage. for me, that is it evil in itself. not in an evil way. >> the state government says the funds will be used to improve public services. they feel paying for people to travel toll hajj is the most important thing the government can do for citizens that can't afford to go. >> i love the way he's told off by his mum. time for sport with jo we begin at the rugby world cup. south africa let their country down in the shock loss to japan. the 34 to 32 victory could be

the biggest upset in the tournament's history. >> a celebration from players, coaches and the fans showed what this meant for japan, it was a david and goliath encounter. francois low with the first springbok trial. japan showed they from not intimidated, muscling up against the forward back. the captain pulled them back into the game. japan trailed in the second half. every time they got close, the springboks pulled away. ryan strausborger helping them to a 27-22 lead. justs the 2-time champions relaxed. japan got into it at 29-all. with time added on, all the

japanese had to do was pick a penalty to secure a draw. unbelievable they went for victory. kahn crossing wide to clinch the second-ever victory in the tournament. >> we stack it. i kept on kicking penalties goals, the odd try, and encouraged to go for the try, when we could have taken three and got a draw, which would have been a good result. to have the win is a fantastic result. >> 34-32 win in brighton, was the biggest result history, and could have a significant impact on the game at home. as the country prepares to host the next cup in 2019. >> so that was one. but the world cup has seen a few upsets over the last 28 years. in 1991 western samoa, as they were known, played the first world cup, beating wales in cardiff. four years later, everyone thought new zealand all blacks

would beat south africa in the final. the springboks accepted the trophy from nelson mandela. the all blacks once again on the receiving end of a shock result in the 1999 semifinal against france as the french came from behind to score 26 in 13 minutes, winning 43-31. france was a victim in 2007, their defeat in the opening game to argentina made worse when they lost to them again in the third-placed play-off. >> it was an upset in port see on saturday as georgia beat tonga, and in the pool france beat italy. >> european football's governing body played down suggestions of a topping problem in the sport. it follows the release of data commissioned, showing a higher than expected raid of tests

among footballers from swathe to 2013. 900 players were tested anonymously. 68 had levels triggering investigations under current u.e.f.a. rules. >> for the final part of the controlling port series, looking at the fractured relationship between sporting organisations and the media. it's a hot topic in english football where journalists are blocked out of clubs. >> for many towns, it's a simple truce. the local newspaper meets the local possible team. and they need the europe. >> swinedon town divided the local newspaper is to be kept on the outside, and will need the social media platform to release news about the team. >> it comes down to control. there's nothing that gets out that they don't want it to.

i don't think that is going to work. reporters are reporters, and we are paid to do jobs. >> the club agreed to give access to the website and phone up for supporters. the chairman refused to come on camera. >> there is not a blanket media ban as being reported is the official line. we are trying something fresh that will give a new insight into the football club. bigger clubs look to controlled interviews around their player and manager. ferguson used this. newcastle's approach is controversial, notorious at banning journalists. events like these soccer

conventions is one of many that bring together people that run the game and journalists. it's a delicate relationship, one with neutral benefits. in an industry with clubs maximising attention and control. the relationship is entering an important era. >> when you hear conference calls, announcing twitter followers, website followers, and how the media platforms are crowing, that's why they are prioritizing publishing the material. they release that money is to come out of it. no matter how big or small the club, the roots are in the local community, like the commurp. if the world losses interest. local bans will be there, and the local newspapers will expect access to the clubs to support the new generations of fans. >> paul is from the national

union of journalists and joins us from glasgow. we herd twinnedon have their own tomb. why is it important for them to gain access for those in sport. footballers are multi-million pound business. owned by millionaires and billionaire, but the fans own the heart and soul of the clubs. they have a right to here the clubs answering questions from the journalists. whether they question the training grounds. it's attention that germans have access. why do you think sports fans should care. we are talking about stories that wouldn't be uncovered if there were no independent journalists allowed. >> earlier reports talked about

doping. it's an example of journalists finding out what is going on in sport. there's a number of football clubs like rangers and juventus, and the fans saw the clubs relio gated because of dodgy tax dealing, and if i was a fan, i would want to knew why my club is banning the journalists. fans should ask the question why there's exclusions. what can they do to improve the situation. well, they, along with right-thinking people believe it's a form of censorship. it's bullying and we ingoinged in the campaign. bringing on board the fans. politicians moving, condemning the behaviour of the clubs. and they are all are calling,

along with greg, for conduct to be set up, where the clubs can reach a strict code of conduct. it can be an understanding when it comes top crudanizing and holding people to act. >> thank you for speaking to us on al jazeera sebastien vettel will start from poll for the singapore grand prix your. he was quickest, qualifying ahead of danny ricardo. lewis hamilton starts in fifth, failing to equal ayrton senna's eight consecutive polls. great britain are a win away from reaching the first davis cup final in 40 years, holding a 2-1 advantage over australia, as

they head into the final two matches. andy and jamie murray beet lleyton hewitt and sam groth in the doubles. great britain winning in five sets. >> argentina benched closer to a fifth final. the mayor won in the semifinal on saturday. taking a 2-1 lead. that's the sport. we have videos from correspondents around the world, at aljazeera.com/sport that's all the sport for now. more later thank you indeed. developments in nepal, where the new constitution is due to be signed into law today. we'll tell you about those when we come back with a full bulletin of news from al jazeera in a few moments.

violence, protests in nepal as the county gets a new constitution. hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, i'm adrian finegan. also ahead, a political solution for burkina faso. further irrelevant. well be live in the capital for the latest. hundreds of refugees climb on trains in a croatian town, heading to hungary and slovenia, and... >> i'm on the border