>> hello from toe has, this is the news hour on al jazeera. >> violent pro tests in nepal as the country gets a new constitution. >> greek voters at polls to decide which party will lead them through their economic struggles. >> refugees struggle to climb aboard trains leaving croatia for hungary and slovenia. >> thousands gathering right now in cuba for a mass led by pope

francis. >> nepal first of all this news hour, at least one dead and others injured following violent protests in the country, coinciding with the ratification of a new constitution. we are going live to kathmandu for a report on what's happened today. the country just ratified the new constitution. behind me are crowds shouting in jubilation, in stark contrast to what's happening. [ fireworks ] >> at least one person has died. more people have been injured.

>> nepal's first new constitution has been announced and protests have already started. these people representing a splinter group of former rebels reject this new constitution. >> there will be two constitutions in the country, our constitution and their constitution. we'll have the people's constitution and in the near future, in sorex will show which is the country's constitution. >> there 44 people including 10 policemen have been killed across the country. rights groups are accusing them of using excessive force

especially where many of the people died. >> around half of nepal's population lives in the plains. last week in the town, locals paraded bodies of the three people they say were shot by the police. tens of thousand us turned out. the local police say the protestors attacked them and they had to respond by force. >> they enter our house and kill four children and kill them. they have shot our people in the head. >> in many places the state imposed a curfew. people are saying they are being tried by second class citizens. some say they are being marginalized and don't have representation. the government has announced to the country should celebrate. >> working on earthquake relief, as a person from the plain, he said the government simply does not take them seriously. >> i was hoping that the leaders

of the parties would say ok, let's have one minute of silence for people who died. four to four people died. how can i celebrate? i'm not. this is not my constitution. >> members of the party say it can be amended. >> the only remaining debate is the demarcation. we will have a commission based on the feedback we have. >> people are raising black flags, a symbol of protest. as half the country prepares to celebrate, the other half is in mourning. >> in greece, the election is shaping up to be a tight race, series does a party seeking to return to party. it is expecting tough competition from the conservative new democracy party. we are live now.

you start to lose track of exactly how many times greeks having to the polls in the last few years absolutely they've gone five times in the last five years, three times this year. we've been standing in front of the polling station all day long. a third of the other voters have showed up. in other areas, it's less than that. there is fatigue among many of the greeks and also decides illusionment. many will tell you what is the point of vote be at this stage, no matter who wins, we know exactly what he's going to do. >> they called for snap elections after sweeping to power in january. alexis tsipras was among the first to cast his ballot.

>> i'm optimistic that tomorrow a new day dawns, a day we can win today. difficulties will be overcome with steady steps. i'm optimistic that we can move forward. we can open roads where there are none, when the people, the young generation are in the front line and everything is possible. >> the jubilation felt earlier in the year has been overshadowed by the harsh reality of greek's economic crisis. >> this vote is about getting a mandate to push through with new austerity measures and reform that has to be in place by the end of the year. judging by the ballot boxes, many greeks are staying away this time. >> there is an overwhelming lack of enthusiasm among greeks. this is the third vote this year alone. taking part in each of the previous elections, he supports

a new party. >> i think it's pointless for me to vote for these elections. the result doesn't matter anymore. i mean, the country has to do certain things to be in the european union, to be in the euro zone, so the result doesn't matter. >> still, others want to make their voice heard. he voted for the far right golden dawn party. >> they are done over me one thing, but i know that they are the only people, the only party that fights for my nationality, fights for greece. >> greece will have a new government on monday. with no clear front runner, many predict a coalition government, one that will have to tackle issues the previous government shied away from.

now more than 60% of the greeks had voted last july against a third bailout with greece's international creditors. despite that, alexis tsipras has to cave in. whoever comes to power will have to tackle all these austerity measures and reforms needed and they go from an excuse of taxation to changes to the social security system, for example to increasing the age of early retirement. there's new taxations that might hit the farmers, so a whole array of measures that might hit all the parts of greek society. many here will tell you when they voted no, they meant no and they are still against any of these measures being applied here in greece. many tell you oh, you somewhere else will be back in a new months, because there will be a new election again.

that's the feeling among the people we spoke to. >> goodness me. we'll talk to you again later. >> saudi-led airstrikes pounded yemen's capitol in one of the heaviest bombardments since the campaign began. preparing for a major push to retake sanna from houthi rebels who have held the city for a year. joining us in the studio, you have been covering the conflict. >> it could be a turning point in the fight to recapture the city, saudi-led coalition along with yemeni troops are now building in the eastern border of sanna and would like to maintain a significant military presence, take over the two provinces and move to sanna. the fight is definitely far from

over. >> chaos on the streets of taiz. a man is heard shouting desperately asking for help. his father has just been shot. there is intense fighting between houthi rebels and government troops in taiz. the injured are rushed to this hospital, which is overwhelmed with increasing numbers of casualties. act victims and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are targeting civilians. the war has claimed the lives of thousands of yemenese. this house was targeted by a coalition air strike. neighbors say a family of 11 was killed in the attack. it's the second air strike targeting the old city of sanna, considered a world heritage

site. >> the owner of this house was a farmer. he had a garden outside this building. the bomb that hit his house created damage in an area of 500 meters. we think 50-80 buildings were damaged in the attack. >> forces loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi backed by troops from the coalition from saudi arabia have launched an initiative to recapture the city, those on the eastern border of sanna. if recaptured, hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. >> hashem, as all that military hardware moves in, you wonder if there's place for politics anymore. >> the problem the united nations is facing is you have two coalitions fighting for a bigger say in yemen, you ever the shia coalition led by the houthis and former president ali abdullah saleh. on the other hand, you have a

sunni coalition. they don't be willing to go for a compromise, the soots say that we have the upper hand in northern part of the country. the houthis say we control most of the south. the united nations is trying to bring them together to form a national unity government, the houthis hand over their weapons to the internationally recognized president adou rabbo mansour hadi. it doesn't seem to be the case for the time being. >> thank you for reporting on yemen there. >> syrian rebels trained by the u.s. to fight isil have reportedly entered aleppo from the turkish border. 75 fighters crossed in a convoy of cars under air protection from united states. that's just a week after the u.s. admitted to only five of its trained rebels were still fighting in syria. washington's plan to develop a so-called moderate force has been fraught with problems.

dozens of its fighters have been killed or kidnapped since july. rifle sides will stop attacks in two muslim villages in idlib and the out skirts of damascus. this pause in fighting is expected to end on tuesday. remembering two prefers attempts at a truce failed to take hold. >> john kerry insists the syrian president bashar al assad must step down, but the timing of his departure is subject to negotiation. his comments come as concerns grow about russian troops arriving, as well. >> a crackling radio transmission in in russian intercepted by syrian rebels in

homs. the voice asks for permission to begin decreasing altitude, and to land. >> after a while, it was clear to us it was a cargo plane in the sky accompanied by four military jets going in the direction of southeast to northwest. >> these are exclusive al jazeera pictures of what is believed to be the russian cargo plane. it's destination, the airport in the coastal city about 20 kilometers south of lataka city where russians have sent weapons and support staff, they say to help bashar al assad in the fight against isil. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said there are air to air miss aisles. >> clearly the presence of aircraft with air to air combat capacity, as well as surface to air missiles raise serious

questions. that's precisely why we are engaged in further questions about answering those questions an deconflicting the russian activate. >> syria is very important for russia. it's the only ally in the center of the arab world. if assad were to fall, russia would have new beach head against conflict. >> rebels are keeping track to see what steps russian military will take next. >> plenty more ahead on this news hour. it's complicated. politics is getting in the way of marriage in myanmar. >> find out about one of the biggest jump sets in rugby might not be as surprising as you

think. >> in myanmar, buddhist woman who want to marry man of a different religion must get permission. some fear this will be used to discriminate against minorities. >> they are from myanmar, but live across the border in thailand. he's muslim and she converted to islam from buddhism. nine years ago, they married and moved to the thai border town. where they say they face less discrimination. now with a new law in myanmar that regulates marriage between buddhist and others, there will be less tolerance. >> this is the family business. why do we have to ask permission from the government.

if in the future we have conflict in our family, do we have to report everything to them? >> interfaith couples have to notify the local government and post a public announcement of their intention to marry. they will be allowed to w wed if there are no objections. >> the law is put forward by a hard line buddhist group. critics fear the new law will be used to discriminate against minorities here. >> the other clear religions have law to the protect them. >> more than 140,000 people, mostly muslims are still

displaced. a monk leads a movement, saying the new law will only widen the wrist between two communities, and the government has pandered to the nationalist group for its own gains. >> whether the government thinks they did the right or wrong thing, they just want to maintain their power to control the country. that's why they created this problem and they want to continue to use their power. >> interfaith couples will find it more difficult to be together. al jazeera. >> 13 refugees have died after the boat they were traveling in collided with a commercial vessel off the turkish coast. coast guard workers say the accident happened near the western port city. eight people have been rescued and the operation to save more people is on going. >> there have been chaotic themes in the croatian town as hundreds of refugees try to board trains. people crowded around carriages

and some are forcing their way in climbing through windows. thousands of people have been stuck between hungary, slovenia and croatia for days as the countries can't decide what to do with them. >> tell us what happened today, we've seen the chaos. talk us through it. >> the scenes are gone at this moment, because the number of people here is highly reduced, approximately about 80%. only this morning there were more than 3,900 people, at this moment, not more than a thousand as you can see behind my back. only one hour ago, they left. every 10-20 minutes, buses are picking up people and transporting them to the hungarian border.

>> since wednesday, more than 25,000 refugees have entered and people are not coming so quickly in last 12 hours. only this morning, we've only seen about 500 people entering, crossing serbia, and croatian border, because this village is only a couple of kilometers from the syrian border. there will be a camp opened with the capacity for 4,000 people. the government will provide tents and sleeping bags, food. they will provide everything they didn't provide in the last five days. >> all the chaos it seems is a result of three other countries which can't decide what to do with these refugees. have you spoken to anyone there about how they feel about this to and fro moving around, not

moving around? people were confused, they were angry, more staying here waiting for transportation to the hungarian border. they don't know where they are going to be transported. slow serena, will that be hungary. they were confused and angry and they were angry. as you can see behind my back, more activities, volunteers, and police than refugees, because they are being transported every 10 and 20 minutes and at this moment, the number of refugees here is not more than 1,000, but the people were very angry about the reaction of croatian government who didn't provide enough food, water, any supplies that were needed at the moment. >> we thank you for that.

>> sierra leone has more than 1500 people placed in quarantine to stop the spread of ebola. the country began a 42 day countdown to being ebola-free but two recent deaths have caused a setback. we have this report. >> with the beat of a drum, these local performers make their way into building village. they are here to entertain but also come with a strong message. if you're sick or know someone who is, call for help. we can stop the spread of ebola. 4,000 have died from ebola in sierra leone. one local said when he realized how bad things were, he wanted to put his comedy skills to good use. >> i do this for my people, the people in this country. i'm a comedian. i'm not going to sit and do nothing. i'm helping to educate my people. >> there are messages such as avoiding body contact as part of the act.

the virus is in contact with bodily fluids of an infected person. >> 30 people have been trained and is having an impact. >> with almost 1500 cases to date, that's one of the highest number in the country. there hasn't been one in over a month. unicef that initiated the concept of the performances, which also helped reduce stress in local communities. >> bringing people together, seeing the message come in the form of a performance, they laugh, you know, that is part of trauma healing. >> healing that's helping people who live here. she lost 18 family members to the virus. >> i believe the message is getting through to people. i really hope it will continue. >> especially as more cases are likely to surface because of the most recent death last weekend. >> so you have to be creative,

keeping their minds on more which is ebola, to let them understand that we still have ebola. >> it's clear the country may still have a long way to go before ebola is eliminated, but at least there's a creative way to keep the messages coming loud and clear. al jazeera, sierra leone. >> muslim pilgrims from a state in niger i can't are told the government will no longer pay to send them to mecca. some pilgrims say it's the state's duty to help them attended the annual hajj pilgrimage. >> a teacher is furious that the state government will no longer pay for people to go to hajj. >> we are unhappy with the government stopping pay for us to go to hajj.

poor people like us depend on the government. it's not as if they don't have the money. this government came to pass as the result of our prayers, the prayers of the common man and now look what they are doing. >> the government has been under pressure to cut waste. >> the constitution does not provide. we don't believe. funds should be used to advance religious causes. >> hundreds depend on the government to pay for them to travel to saudi arabia to observe he hajj. last year, it cost the government over $13 million. >> multiply that by 35 states all using money and it adds up to hundreds of millions of dollars each year. government funding of christian pilgrimages is being stopped, too. some say the ban will tackle corruption among government

officials that decide who goes. >> prices are inflated, and they have costs for themselves. they negotiate with airlines and they have their percentage. for me, that is evil in itself. >> the state government said funds will be used for services. this man feels paying for people to travel to hajj is the most important thing the government can do for citizens who can't afford to pay for themselves to go. al jazeera. >> we have a look at the weather now. we've got our friends joining us from aljazeera america. >> we've got rain in l.a. last tuesday, was the wettest day in over four years for los angeles. they had 50 millimeters of rain. any rain we do get will be welcome and there will be more. you can see this massive cloud

just around the southwestern quarter of the u.s. is spilling wet weather out of mexico. you can see the thunderheads emerging there, blossoming nicely across the northern parts of mexico. you've got this riddling weather system you see has been bringing in wet weather across texas, trying to make its way to the eastern side of the state. not much rain here, it's fine, the western side of the u.s., of course with the wildfires, we are very much concerned about lower temperatures and we all see those over the next few days, not much rain in the forecast here. sunday, there's that wetter weather coming in across northern parts of mexico, pushing further northward, l.a. goes from 35 celsius to 39. rain could lead to localized flooding, but we need the rain.

that weather rain continues to make its way in. >> pope francis has begun his first papal visit to cuba, thousands of people gathered in revolution square in havana to celebrate mass in a country which was officially atheist. our latin american h editor is there for us. what has the pope been saying? >> the mass is taking place right now behind me. in front of the pope is president raul castro, who has promised to go to every single one of the pope's masses while he is here in cuba. he has been emphasizing over and over the theme of reconciliation, reconciliation,

love and peace. reconciliation, he means very specifically between cuba and united states, reconciliation between countries that are at war and people within their countries that are at war. he spoke of a third world war that is taking place right now. the pope, remember, played a crucial role in bringing the united states and cuba together again so they could announce the resumption of diplomatic relations after more than 50 years, but he's also speaking about reconciliation within cuba, amongst cubans themselves in this country, dissidents are whom he refers to. >> still ahead, troubled waters, we'll take you under the surface

of one of america's most polluted canals. >> find out why british football journalists have been shut out by their local clubs.

>> you're on the news hour here at al jazeera and these are the top stories. nepal's new constitution has been ratified after years of disputes, delays and complaints from some groups. they say they are not being properly represented. one person was killed when police fired into a crowd of

demonstrators in southern nepal. >> hundreds of refugees scrambling to board a train hoping to travel. >> snap election called after the series does a party lost its majority last month. the popularity of alexis tsipras fell after he agreed to a new bailout deal with european lenders. >> let's go to athens now and talk to the founder and director of the think tank bridging europe. thank you for your time. in some ways, does it matter who wins? whoever wins has to take greece down the bailout path which was already agreed to, do they not? >> it's true, the winner of this elections is austerity and the crater that forced greece to sign a third bailout deal. no matter who will be the winner, the government has to

fully implement the new program and abide by the reforms that have been agreed, endeavoring to exit the country from the crisis. >> is it fair to say that the series does a party which people make that vote for today is not the same one they voted for nine months ago, given the way mr. tsipras caved really, over the bailout? >> well actually, we still have a big number of undecided voters, around 15% to 16%. from this rate, six out of 10 have voted for tsipras in last elections, but are strongly disappointed by the previous prime minister. we cannot be certain if these voters will go back again to seize is a or vote for another party, whether this may be a new democracy or smaller parties. >> whoever wins, what have they got to do? what do you think, other than bailouts are all well and good

but generally go to the banks. what does the government have to do for the greek people? >> well, actually, nobody has a specific policy plan other than implementing the bailout. if we go back to 2010 and see what was the development and inefficiency of those plans, we predict that it will be a disaster, a huge failure for greece, so today, we have elections, but it's quite likely that in the next six months or so, we will be obliged again to go for snap election. the government that will be formed cannot have such measures. >> in other words, greece hasn't hit the bottom yet, even though it looks like it previously, it's gotten as low as it can go, there is still more downside? >> definitely. >> tell me about that downside. well, actually, we will have a coalition government.

either led by series doe syrizaw democracy. they will come to insist in the development of the program and we will see there are mainly points that cannot be implemented. we may have a new round of renegotiations for the current bailout deal that i'm not sure where they will lend to. we may have snap elections again in the next month, or we may have a broader government formed by series does a and a new democracy that can withstand the new measures and the new agreement. >> dimitri, greek people have got to be absolutely sick of this, haven't they. i mean, if you didn't have a job in greece, if you're still looking for work and all that, it's just hard to imagine from the outside what it might be like for them. >> i'm sorry, you talked about the unemployed? >> greek people must be sickful

this, mustn't they? >> it's a huge disappointment and big confusion on the political developments. it's interesting enough that none of the parties have discussed during this campaign about unemployment, nor any kind of plan for investing. it's a deadlock for greece. these bailouts were designed to fail and we will see it seener or later. >> a pleasure talking to you, thank you. >> the israeli government leaders have given police more powers to combat protestors throwing stones and petrol bombs. prime minister benjamin netanyahu blaming palestinian armed groups for inciting tension at the al aqsa mosque compound in germ. police restricted entry, which is sacred to both muslims and jews. >> the egyptian army is flooding

tunnels to gaza, they are used to smuggle basic goods such as food, but also people and weapons. >> egypt continues to widen the gap between them. the egyptian military said it is building fish farms and expanding a buffer zone. it is hoped that will also put an end to an underground network of cross border tunnels. people in the border town say the egyptians began flooding the tunnels late on friday. it's the last thing this 73-year-old needs. she's already lost two homes in gaza's long history of conflict that. with her husband and daughter now ill, she says she just can't lose another one. >> i am very much scared. i listen for shooting day and night and now i live in fear of flooding. it could happen anytime.

i'm always tense and scared. we can't sleep like other people. >> the tunnels were used over the last eight years to smuggle goods and people into a blockaded gaza. the government made millions of dollars in taxations. weapons also moved through here, something the neighbors want stopped. >> there are 1200 such tunnels in this area and this is just one of them behind me. the people has live here fear continued flooding could destabilize the ground and cause landslides. they also fear it would con tam mate the water source. >> there's very little drinking water for the people here as it is. they struggle to get food, petrol and live with daily power blackouts. now they worry about irrigation of what's left of their crops, too. >> we hope the city can r our

brotherhood with egypt through commerce and delegation exchanges. instead, the egyptians are pumping water along the border, which already makes the existing siege more difficult. >> people in this border down long for the day when there won't be a need for underground life lines, but many have lost hope that it would happen in their lifetime. sitting outside her house for hours and late into the night, she is on alert so her family won't be swept away. she said she feels helpless and more alone. al jazeera, gaza. >> the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency has arrived in tehran, part of an agreement between with the i.a.e.a. iran signed and agreement with six world powers to curb its

nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions. >> supporters of burkina faso's leaders arrived discussing how to reinstate an interim government to be led by the president. >> north korea will step up defense after japan passed laws allowing its military to be deployed overseas. media labeled the policy shift as aggressive. pyongyang will fire a long-range rocket this week. >> we are about to find out whether another name is added to the race for the white house. j vice president joe biden is thought to be entering his bid to join the race.

>> we will soon know if joe biden believes the third time will be the charm. it didn't look like he would run until hillary clinton faced her email scandal. her private server is being investigated. polls show the majority of people not only trust her, but are not excited about her campaign. that gives biden an opening, because he is seen as the exact opposite, trustworthy and honest, in large part because of moments like this one, when the president signed his signature health insurance legislation. he is prone to public, but often popular gaffes. he is blunt. >> for god's sake, don't listen to rumsfeld, he doesn't know

what the hell is talking about in this. >> he is a politician that knows how to work a room. >> you are beautiful. >> his history is one many relate to, he was born to working class parents and unlike clinton, isn't worth millions. some analysts believe he won't be able to overtake clinton in the primary. >> i have a difficult time imagining that anyone who got in now would be organizationally prepared to win, so if anything, those who get in now would be kind of throwing hail mary passage, hoping hillary clinton stumbles further. >> a big factor could be who j president barack obama endorses. they won't say who he prefers, but volunteer this quote often. >> the president has described selecting joe biden as the smartest political decision that he has made in his career in public service. >> biden has been a very public

v.p., in charge of the economic stimulus during the recession and taking point with congress on budget issues. he was the lead on u.s. involvement in iraq. that issue could hurt him, along with what he did in the senate, pushing for stronger prison sentences, now a very unpopular stance. at 72 years old, he would be the oldest president ever 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. patty calhane, al jazeera, washington. >> u.s. politicians are under pressure to clean up pollution. one of the most toxic water ways anywhere in the state said the canal in new york city, as we now report. >> the canal is so filthy and contaminated, most people don't want to go near it, let alone touch it, but eagle once a week

sets out in a canoe to wade right into it, one of the most poll alluded, toxic water ways in america. >> oils, detergent, basically anything that runs through your sewer system runs to the canal. >> he takes water samples to monitor the toxicity levels. however, it's under the surface where raw sewage runoff levitates in murky water, giving a new perspective on how ugly the problem is. it's a problem that dates back decades. along the banks, remnants of the industrial plants now mostly closed down use the canal for a dumping ground that long ago formed a tar like substance. >> the canal is so poll alluded and toxic that it's been designated a superfund site, and that's the name given to any area or location in america that

is so poll looted, the federal government steps in to try to clean it up. it's not just here, there are many more places all over america, just as bad, if not worse than this. >> these gel yellow dots are everywhere, there are more than 1,300 of them. lisa garcia, an environmental lawyer estimates there are at least 10,000 more highly toxic sites around the country. >> there are thousands of contaminated or abandoned sites in states, in cities, that just haven't been designated for clean up or haven't been cleaned up. >> are there a lot of people that live around these sites? >> an economic study revealed that probably one in four americans are living within three miles of either a designated superfund site or potential abandoned and contaminated site. >> back at the canal, the government has begun the complicated and costly clean up

effort, but it will be at least another five years until it's done. eagle will remain out on his canoe as long as it takes, hoping when it does get cleaned up, it could be an example for the thousands of others that aren't. al jazeera, new york. >> sport news with. >> in coming up. we will hear from defending champions new zealand as they prepare to get their rugby world cup campaign off and running.

>> players, coaches and fans showed what this meant to japan. japan showed they weren't intimidated by the world's third ranked team and muscled up against the bigger south stricken forward. the captain pulled them back into the game as they trailed 10-7 after 30 minutes. japan still trade in the second half, and every time they got close, the powerful spring box

was pulled away. adrien strauss up to a 27-22 lead. the two time champions began to relax with victory in sight and japan was right back into it with 29 all. with timed ad on, the japanese had to kick a penalty to secure a respectable goal, but went for victory. they clinched japan's second ever victory in this tournament. >> we stuck at it. i kept on picking up penalty goals, the odd try here and there and then the carriage at the end of the try, we could have taken three and got a draw, which would have been a good result, but to have the win is just a fantastic result. >> the win was the biggest result in japan's history and could have a significant impact on the game back home as the country prepares to host the next world cup in 2019.

al jazeera. >> ian stafford is i had tore in chief and joins me live from london. japan's win came as a shock for most rugby fans, but world rugby is putting a lot of money and time into helping teams like japan become competitive. >> yes, they have, and the gap between the traditional heavyweights and so-called minnows is absolutely decreasing in size. but nonetheless, nobody but nobody fore saw that result yesterday. >> how important will the win over the spring box be for japan who are hosting the next rugby

cup. it's a great result for world rugby. for rugby to be a truly global sport, it has to become more compelsive with the smaller teams, so it's a fantastic result all around, and a great result for 2019, because it's the first time that the rugby world cup is going to be staged in a country which isn't a heavyweight of world rugby, so the interest is going to be now buoyed by that result and be phenomenal. the trick now is for japan to try to follow that up. they've got the scots on wednesday, they've got the, you know, it's game on, that whole group is now wide open. it's a brilliant result for the 2019 rugby world cup if as we all thought would happen, they are going to be hammered by 50 points by south africa and 30 by japan, it would have been great north 2019 cup, but now,

everybody is a rugby fan in japan. >> everyone outside japan is rooting for them as well. how do you think japan will fare through the tournament and who else is looking good for you? >> it's no point asking for predictions after yesterday. i predicted 50-point win for south africa. that is just an utterly ridiculous result. japan have been fantastic. let's hope teams like japan will have their day, but at some point, the big boys will flex their muscles. south africa came into the world cup not on good form. my operations for the top four will be england, ireland in one semifinal. i was going to see new zealand and south africa. it would be brave nows to the spring box is going to get through. i think it will be an england-new zealand final. there's just no weakness, so like we say for every single

rugby world cup except for 2003 when there were favorites, new zealand are favorites, hard to see them not winning yet and here's the yet, they've never one away from new zealand. it needs one bad day in the office and they could lose. it would be a brave man to say they will lose the world cup. >> the pumas vice president beat

that the all blacks in 21 tests, but both ne new zealands previos world cup victories came on home turf. >> that's the challenge that they got ahead of us. it's a huge challenge. it's the fact that every team here are here to win. >> for the final part of our controlling sports series, looking at the increasingly fractured relationship between sporting organizations and the media. it's become a hot topic in english football where

journalists are being locked out of clubs. >> the local newspaper meets the local football team and that football team needs the newspaper. it is decided that local newspapers are to be kept on the outside and use their own social media platform to release news. >> it comes down about control, so inning gets out if they don't want it to. unfortunately, i don't think that is ever going to work. reporters are reporters, we're paid to do jobs and find out information. >> the club agreed to give al jazeera access to production of its website and phone app for supporters. the club's chairman says the paper is allowed in on match days and that he hasn't lopez the doors on everybody. there is not a blanket media banner being reported is the official line. we are trying something fresh which we feel will give a newine jig into the football club.

>> big clubs look to control interviews around their players and manager, with manchester united, for example. >> the huge interest in football shows no sign of waning and many bring together the people who run the game with journalists delivering stories directly to supporters. the delicate relationship sometimes but one with mutual benefits. >> in a multi-billion dollars industry with clubs now trying to maximize control, that is entering an important era. >> when you see conference calls with investors announcing how many twitter followers they have, website followers they have and how the platforms are growing, they are prioritizing publishing themselves, because they realize there is money to be made out of it and look at

media as why should we give them free access. >> the roots are in the local community, just like its newspaper. if have the world loses interest in english football, the local fans will still be there and the local newspapers, they will expect access to the clubs to report for new generations of fans. al jazeera. >> you can watch the first two parts of our series by going to aljazeera.com/sport. you'll find reports on why australian media have boy catted the rugby world cup and how the body controlling indian contradict is also limiting who gets to cover major tournaments there. that is all the sport for now. >> back in a couple minutes time with another full bulletin of news.

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