♪ >> hello, and welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm martine dennis in doha with the world's top news stories coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> suspended eight years. i'll retire. i'll retire from fifa. >> defiance from sepp blatter. he said he'll challenge his eight-year ban from football. the taliban gain control of

a key district in afghanistan. a new party emerges a clear winner after the elections. and burundi's party votes against african union peace keepers t from stopping unrest. sepp blatter has been banned from all football activities for eight years. payment to michel platini in 2011 broke the rules. soon after they were kicked out. both officials say they will challenge the verdict. we'll go out to where fifa headquarters are based, and our

correspondent paul reese. paul? >> yes, thank you. it's been an extraordinary day. sepp blatter, president of fifa for 17 years, was found guilty of in an investigation of a $2 million payment to uefa president michel platini, which came just before blatter was re-elected 2011 with platini not standing against him on that occasion, and blatter getting the support of the uefa to the top post. yet, blatter is refusing to cave in. he said the ethics committee, which he himself set up, was wrong to hand down this decision

and to fine themselves as well. there is even more repercussions for platini, who was due to stand for elections on february 26th. he faces a race against time if he's going to have any chance of doing so. his chance looks slim. blatter fighting for his reputation, and just refuses to be beaten. >> sepp blatter once again the center of attention. the 79-year-old swiss fighting to get in the press conference is fighting for his future in football. on monday accept platter and michel platini was given eight-year bans over a $2 million payment given from blatter in 2011.

blatter's reputation seemingly tarnished forever. >> the two big figures in fifa had a plan. he would pass the top job to his friend, michel platini, but blatter reneged on the dealed and the friends fell out. platini supposedly carried out work with no contract and payment made in 2011, election year. the ethics committee set up by blatter delivered the ban. >> platini refused to attend the

ethics committee hearing. his lawyers decided that the committee already decided he was guilty and appealed the ban. days after a fbi sweep in may, blatter resigned. he wanted to hand it over on his own terms, and even his old allies decided otherwise. if platini wants any chance to run for president of fifa, he needs to clear his name before january 26th. before he can go through that process he needs a full statement from the ethics committee, a process in itself could take weeks. one a football legend another a

football survivor of football's biggest-ever scandal. now if platini does not manage to run for the fifa presidency, it leaves the field rather open for sheik salman from bahrain to take over for sepp blatter. even then there seems to be a culture in fifa that allegations keep cropping up. shaq salman has had allegationing against him, he headed a committee to investigate which footballers in bahrain had taken part of the democracy protest in 2011 and should be punished. he said the committee was never actually formed, and fifa have cleared him to run in the election, but the world governing body will have to clean up its act and show that it is a functional organization, and does not have a culture

where corruption just seems to stick. >> thank you very much, paul reese live in zurich. well, rahul is on set with me now. sepp blatter does retain a great deal of popularity around the world among fifa members. >> absolutely. especially in south africa. he's hugely popular there. it was not just a world cup for south africa but the entire continent to after. i think that's why he does not feel its morally viable that he should be removed by his ethics committee. if he's going to be removed it should be by the 209 member state. whether he has a legal standing with that has yet to be seen.

the five world cup sponsors, they had their problems with the whole reform process. they didn't feel that the reform process was going far enough. they said the changing of governance is just one step in a very long road towards change agriculture at fifa. whether these pictures of sepp blatter desperately trying to get into that press conference, desperately trying to hold on to any kind of relevancy with fifa. i don't think they're going to be pleased with that, and i think they'll take a clean break from this era. >> this is an inglorious end to a man who has led world football for 17 years. >> he has led world football for 17 years and he has been at the top of world football for 40 years. he really is the man who helped make football a commercial powerhouse that it has. he mass made an awful lot of

money for an awful lot of people, which is why he has an awful lot of support. you get a feeling that his time has come to an end. the media scrum this morning might have been his last row, as it were. >> rahul will be back with the rest of sports, thanks. on monday a senior local official warned that the province is on the brink of falling. the taliban has gained the territory in the north, the west, and the south stretching the afghani resources. >> on a moving target especially when it's the taliban. afghan soldiers and police are outgunned. >> we are fighting to remove the taliban from this area. therefore, we need support from one army to help us. right now the area is controlled

by the taliban. >> this is hellman province once controlled by the taliban. it is the place where most of the world's opium is produced. on sunday the province's deputy mayor used facebook to plead with the afghan president. posting: >> although billions of dollars or hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to develop an afghan national army, but that national army seems to lack strategic leadership. this is why you see the taliban taking advantage of this. >> the taliban appears to be crisscrossing the country, seizing large areas. two months ago it's fighters took konduz in the north

crippling the city. now they've headed south. the deputy governor said that the whole province will fall in their hands unless help arrives soon. >> let's talk to a defense analyst, he joins us live from washington, d.c. it does seem increasingly, david, that the taliban can strike almost at will within a. >> there is a lot of afghanistan to defend. so while the government basically has to defend everything, the taliban and it's lies can concentrate its forces on a very few strategic districts where they suffered many casualties and did a lot of fighting. >> yes, this, of course, is also the heart of the poppy-producing industry, isn't it.

how significant of a loss is this for the afghan government? >> this is a significant loss. helmund is a significant part of afghanistan. the key motor road, to kandahar, and controls the opium trade, which i'm sure the taliban are looking for. what is more important, the taliban are attacking the capability of the divided government showing the people that the government cannot defend them, and also showing that people like the defensemenster, minister of the interior, they're no there on the ground in helmund defending them. since the afghans now have extensive media availability, television, radio, even computers, they now see the taliban are able to take the

initiative, and this is a powerful blow, i'm afraid, against the government in kabul. >> this is the first fighting season that we've just come through, isn't it, in which there has not been a fully fledged nato or i should combat force, isn't it? so how prepared--how competent is the afghan force to take on what is this ongoing challenge? >> while the afghans may be competent at the ground, the individual battalions and fighting men may be devoted to the cause. one thing they lack is transport aircraft to bring in reserves. afghan has been given by the united states only foretransport aircraft. so the afghans cannot quickly bring reserves, especially their special forces, their troops from elsewhere in the country to

threatened areas quickly. that is a key limitation. >> militarily it seems clear that this is not going to present a solution, is it, to the ongoing crisis in afghanistan. nonetheless, the government of mr. ghani has extended a hand, what hope is there for them to really sit around a table and hammer out some sort of deal with the taliban? >> well, that largely depends on the taliban supporters. in pakistan, who have provided them with sanctuary, and the people in saudi arabia and the gulf, who have given them access to money. now they're--this money also is competing with daesh, wh who is emerging rival to the taliban in afghanistan. >> thank you for joining us from

washington, d.c. >> staying in afghanistan in six nato soldiers have been killed in a suicide-bombing further north of the capital kabul. th now gunmen in kenya have attacked a bus in the north of the country. one person has been killed. ten others injured. now apparently the bus is traveling from nairobi to mandera. we have a lot more to come including a mother in aleppo who is struggling to put food on the table for her family. india's supreme court up holds the decision to release the youngest man convicted in the gang rape and murder of a woman in new delhi. and in sport, rahul will be back

with pep guardiola who has announced he'll be leaving, and they have announced their new manager. now the iraqi army is expected to start an operation within the city of ramadi in the coming hours. state tv has made the announcement quoting the army chief of staff. residents have been asked to leave the area within 17 hours. iraqi planes have dropped leaflets indicating safe routes. in syria 40 people have been killed and another 50 centered in strikes at the center of rebel-held city of idlib. they have been growing with britain and france joining the fight against isil. russia began carrying out its aerial campaign on isil as well as other armed groups oppose

president assad in september. well, strikes on syria will be at the top of the agenda when france's defense munster meets his russian counterpart in moscow. peter sharp has the details. >> the french defense minister will be meeting with his russian counterpart where perhaps wil france will ask for an extension and increase of airstrikes carried out by russia. they'll also ask to share intelligence information, and they'll be asking for information and will be ready to supply french speakers in the jihadist air groups. they're carrying out continued

strikes against terrorist targets. meanwhile, the french have moved their aircraft carrier into the gulf, and it has 26 bombers on board. >> meanwhile on the ground in syria as winter sets in the red cross says hundreds of thousands of people lack basic necessities and are in immediate need of help. >> this young mother of six each day begins scouring the alleys of aleppo. when there are no jets dropping bombs she looks for things to burn. she gathers twigs, leaves. >> even garbage, anything to burn so i can make a fire to heat water for my children, clean them with warm water. heat and oil is too expensive.

everything is expensive. >> her husband abandoned her and their kids. without an income, without any means she struggles to find milk for her infant. every day she worries about how to put food on the table. these are desperate times for millions of syrians. in another neighborhood devastated by bombs dropped by government forces another bonfire. this one keeps these neighborhood kids warm. >> we were at home but it was freezing there. so we came down here to warm up with the fire behind us. on the way we found nylon bags, paper just to keep the fire burning. at home we have no blankets or anything to warm us up. we come here until the fire goes out. >> aleppo is a continuously inhabited city in the world. the fires in this city has not gone out for 5,000 years. the war has turned brother against brother. it has permanently destroyed and

changed millions of lives like this man. an ire strike just destroyed the home he lived in for more than 40 years. >> i came back to my home four days ago and found it destroyed by strikes. i just pick myself up and now i'm roaming. >> before the fighting, more than 2 million people lived in aleppo. many are now hopeless, some lost, most looking for a helping hand. >> it's the regular people who feel sorry for me and are helping me to survive. every few months i get some aid but it's not enough. i yell and scream from time to time. realizing that my situation is so dire. >> drones flying over what was once a favorite tourist destination showed the destruction. the urban warfare in this once cultural and financial of syria threatens it's future and it's past. those who have been able to leave have left. those who have had to stay

behind don't know how they will survive. al jazeera. >> china's capital remains on the highest level of alert for pollution. the government has ordered more than 2,000 factories in and around beijing so produce production and schools now stay closed until tuesday. the warning was first issued on saturday. this is the second emergency alert in a month. staying in china, rescue teams in the south of the country are still searching for 91 people who are missing since a landslide hit an industrial area. soil and mud hit 22 buildings on the outskirts, and has triggered an explosion of a nearby gas pipe. >> 1500 rescue workers are searching for signs of life, hoping survivors may have found an air pocket.

if people are alive they're in damaged buildings trapped under mounds of mud. it is hazardous work. the ground is wet after heavy rain. more than 24 hours after the landslide there was still hope. >> since 2:00 on monday we've rescued seven trapped people and located 300 residents. they decided to reinforce the rescue work with machinery and we've carried out massive digging. >> more than 30 buildings were destroyed and damaged. some simply compacted. testament of the poor materials used in their construction. the mud spill is covering a vast area equal in size to 14 football fields. >> an area of around 380,000 square meters has been covered by the mudslide disaster. the thickness of the mud and debris ranges from a few meters to tens of meters. >> and few people here know where that mud came from.

a vast tip from a disused quarry in an industrial zone. local residents say waste from construction sites have been dumped here for years. according to chinese media reports it was at least 100-meters high and apparently legal. this was china's latest manmade disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals. they were kept in a warehouse just a few hundred meters from a residential area. now investigators must find if any laws were broken here as well. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> the burundien parliament has voted against an african union peacekeeping mission. the a.u. wants to send 5,000 troops to help bring peace to the country.

the chaos began when the president decided to run for a third term. he's calling the plan an invasion. >> the members of parliament rejected the africa union position to deploy 5,000 troops to burundi. they said they do not want foreign forces on their soil, and the government of burundi was able to protect civilians. they also said they will appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the killings that have happened in the country sinc since--but especially the killings on december 11th. with about a ruwith burundi calling it's bluff, the africa union union will go back and

discuss whether they can invade that country. the senate is held twice a year. the next one will be held in january, and it can only invoke during arsenal 4 can only be invoked by an african president, however they have not agreed to invoke it in the past. that's where burundi might get its escape. >> we have a lot more to come on this al jazeera news hour, including speaking with greek migration minister about the challenges of coping with hundreds of people arriving every day. plus. >> i'm in port au prince, haiti, a country with 200,000 children in slavery. we'll be highlighting one radio program that aims to tackle the issue head on. >> and in sport, the milwaukee bucks ends a 12-game losing streak on the road. details coming up with rahul.

>> there is so many changes in my life... i was ready for adventures. >> from burlesque dancer to acclaimed artists. >> art saved my life. >> reflections from her new memoir. >> no no no no no... i'm way to dysfunctional to have an ordinary job. >> see what lies ahead for molly crabapple. >> who emerges from life unscathed? >> i lived that character. >> we will be able to see change. >> hello again. these are the top stories on

al jazeera. fifa has banned sepp blatter and michel platini from all football activities for eight years. afghan officials are taking control of the province in helund province. earlier they went on facebook asking for help. spain has ruled out going in competition with the people's party. iit won on sunday's election but was not enough to call a government. david larking is an international sports attorney and he said there are still many questions that remain unanswered. >> the first process that they'll undergo is an eye peel to fifa, then one can expect

they'll appeal the court of arbitration for sport, it's really a contractual creation in this parallel of sport. where it here's the sports cases. it's like a court, but they're really not a court. the problem with this process is we don't have transparency in what transpired, what evidence was offered. so all the pieces of a normal court are missing in this process. i don't think we're going to get to the bomb of this, and i don't think it promises any real details on this. once again we're in a position where we're left to guess what happened and who did what. i think an overruling could happen in this case, we have a lot more to go and we have to wait and see what happens. >> in spain sunday's general election ends the dominance of just two parties on the

political scene, and some are calling it an new era in spanish politics as barnaby phillips now reports from madrid. >> here is the man of the moment, pablo iglesias, champion of a new kind of politics. he's no longer cosy with big business and free of corruption. he said he's ready to talk with anyone but old parties must recognize the changes that have taken place in spain. >> today is an historical day in spain. we're very happy for the fact that in spain the two-party system has ended, and we're happy because we have a starting of a new political era in our country. >> but awkwardly for those who want change it's the incumbent people's party that came first, and mariano rahoy wants to remain as prime minister. >> we're going to do our best.

we are going to work very hard to maintain the government and try to explain the different options for our country. now it's not time for political opinion or political groups. we need to continue growing, and we need to continue making the reforms that all the european countries are looking at us and saying, spain, you're going in the right direction. >> parliament will sit on january 13th. that's when the king, fil if they can't make a choice by february then spain will have to hold new elections. >> more than 800,000 refugees have made the perilous journey across the mediterranean to

greece so far this year. they speak about the challenges they're facing with hundreds of refugees arriving every day. >> thousands remain stuck here. the crisis acquired a global response. >> i believe that the decision made by the european union to create proper refugee camps in turkey and for resettlement to occur from there is the main solution. we've asked for 600 officers to be spent, and we asked 30 coast guard vessels and we've only got ten. there is no point in getting into the blame game.

>> greece receives criticism that is failing to help refugees reaching their shores. they say they will not allow people to drown in the sea. >> fifpeace talks in yemen have been extended for another week. but the rebel sides have promised to meet again next month. emma hayward reports. >> after nearly nine months of conflict this is what a cease-fire looks like on the ground in yemen. fighting on the streets of the besieged city of taiz. each side has accused the other of violating tuesday's truce, negotiated at united nations talks in switzerland. the meeting there finished with no deal to end the war only

agreement to meet again in january. >> we have agreed on extending the cease-fire and i announced this on behalf of president hadi. we have informs the united nations and the members of the alliance about the extension of the cease-fire yo, but this also depends on houthi commitment to the cease-fire. >> in recent days forces loyal to are president hadi had been making gains against the rebels known as the houthis. government forces say they are also advancing towards the government of sanaa. >> we enter the province from every direction and every side. we reached the city center. this is evidence that the houthis have no popular support.

>> yemen's neighbor, saudi arabia, formed a coalition to carry out airstrikes to target the group and it's supporters. the cost of this war to ordinary yemenis is already weary from war and poverty has been huge. the country's health and education system has collapsed. after negotiations in switzerland some aid is now getting through to the city of taiz. but it is not nearly enough. the week-long truce has been extended. many living through this war, which much of the world has forgotten, will hope that talks in january will produce more to end this conflict. emma hayward, al jazeera. >> now then, nepali government has decided to amend the new constitution. the decision comes after months of protest by a meantime

community. they have been demanding a better representation and an amendment to the plan that divides their ancestral land. the demonstrations have led to a blockade at nepal's border with india. supplies and fuel and medicine have been in short supply. india's supreme court has upheld the release of the youngest convict of a murder rape and murder. after widespread protest the government proposed changes to the law but the bill has yet to clear the upper house of parliament. we have more now from new delhi. >> a crowd of media and police are following the victims' mother of the 2012 gang rape attacks. now she has come here once again to protest and raise her voice when it comes to justice in the case of the youngest convict in

the 2012 gang rape case. the supreme court threw out the youngest conviction saying the convict has served his maximum sentence. despite this there is anger on the streets of india. there is growing concerns nothing much has changed when it comes to safety, and the law is not strong enough to protect those. >> you see human rights activities. they're all talking about the criminal's rights, not about our rights. the women have to deal with all these things. if you talk to the people, the many person who has t to come to us. >> the attention now is on the indian parliament in the upper and lower houses of parliament have said they will take up

amendments to the juvenile justice act. while there may be positive sentiments in that there may be populous measures and also a touch some time before you see any changes, as a result any changes on the ground. >> the refugees in indonesia have resumed their search of survivors from a ferry accident in south sulawesi. three died when the passenger boat sank with at least 100 people on board. 39 people have been taken to safety, but dozens are still missing. now the troubled japanese company toshiba will post a loss in the financial year beginning in march, it has cut 7,000 jobs as the industrial giant struggles with poor sales. it employs 200,000 people and it's shares are down nearly 10% on monday.

the company admitted it had inflated profits by $1.3 billion over the last six years. the company has lost 40% of its value since that scandal emerg emerged. well, michael is an adjunct professor in tokyo, he said it's not just toshiba, but many appliance companies in the country have been making losses for decades. >> cutting jobs is an indication of dire straits for a company. this is abou story about japanese corporations in general. appliance giants have been doing terrible for decades now. and the moves it has needed to makeover the last decades just didn't get done. the irony of this whole thing within the country the story is

told as a made in america problem. that they were imitating american companies having flamboyant and crazed sales goals playing with the accounting. now that's not how they play it on the international level and today's announcement was definitely for international investors. but whether the lessons of toshiba will come home to japan that's a real question. >> now thailand's military government has responded to allegations of widespread labor abuses in its seafood industry. it's one of the largest exporters of fish in the world, but it's factories have been plagued by allegations of abuse. al jazeera has the latest. >> in response to an investigation by the associated press news agency that alleged

wide-spread abuses within the thai food processing industry, in particular the shrimp process industry. there are highlighting cases where they say they were abused while working for a particular factory in thailand. ap made parts of the story up, but they went on to say they wanted to create rights for all types of workers in thailand and they're working with all sectors of society to fight human trafficking. the allegations are really nothing new, but it comes at a time when the industry is facing the presidential election. >> wages are low and there is evidence of abuse. this boy says he works up to 18 hours a day putting labels on

tins of tuna. he's only 16, and he doesn't want to be identified. it's legal for him to work full time but with certain restrictions like not working past 10:00 in the evening. >> sometimes i do over time and finish at almost 1:00 in the morning or even at dawn. all extra work is supposed to be paid as over time. they don't pay me as they should. >> he works for golden prize, a large tuna processing company just outside of bangkok. the company sells $230 million worth of tuna to overseas markets each year. management would not comment and instead sent security to move us on. >> the issue echoed in price and wages and overtime, they don't get paid as much as they should. they're paid less than what is stated in the labor law. >> recently about 1500 staff walked off the job for a day in a bold protest. negotiations between the workers

and golden prize has amounted to nothing. this is certainly not an isola isolated case. in fact, thailand has always had a problem with labor rights. particularly when it came to my brant workers. the european union has put the seafood industry on notice. it will decide soon whether to ban all imports from thailand because of illegal fishing practices and labor issues. >> we can say that we're not perfect. in thailand we have about thre 3.5 million migrant workers. no one can clean up 100%, but at least we have the mechanism, we allow the press, we allow the ngo to monitor us. >> thailand's military government has altered labor laws and introduced tougher punishments and some companies are making changes. but for workers the law will mean nothing unless it's enfor

enforced. al jazeera, thailand. >> now hundreds of thousands of children mostly girls are still working as slaves in haiti. now a radio soap opera is trying to change all that. we have the reports from port-au-prince, the capital. >> a group of young actors are going through their lines. it's a passionate affair and with good reason. this team of writers, actors and directors produce more than a dozen radio shows every month that aim to entertain and educate their audience. one issue is child slavery, and the shows' directer has recorded shows that are powerful and disturbing. >> this is why we're here. to have people face the reality, and really realize how hard it

is. >> in haiti radio is a dominant medium and the show reaches well over a million listeners. the idea is that this is a soap opera for social change and those involved say it's working. actress martine tells us that listeners never miss a show listening to the plot lines and understand the message behind the drama. in a country where childhood slavery is a huge problem just may save lives. there it's estimated there is a quarter of a million child slaves many sold by their own families. but there are places where many have escaped and to stay safe. >> for those who do manage the break the bonds of slavery there is relief. the lives they left behind is a constant reminder of a shameful problem. >> we try very hard because we have other domestic work.

the cooking, the cleaning and everything else. they treat you badly. if one day you speak out, you get cursed at. >> this kind of serial drama has never been broadcast in haiti before. it's producers say they now have a loyal audience and a powerful voice against childhood slavery. al jazeera, port-au-prince, haiti. >> a team o tomb has been opened after years of excavation. there is pictures of maya with the child king are inscribed on the walls. it is thought his nurse was considered the most important woman at the palace.

still to come, find out why a fisherman's fortunes are drying up on nigeria's two biggest rivers. after being banned from football for eight years, what next for sepp blatter and michel platini. details with rahul.

>> nigeria is a busy shipping lane an provides a living for local fisherman, but local resources are drying up fast. we have reports from the nigeria

town of la coga. >> this man has been a fisherman all his life. the skills have been passed down from one generation of the family to another. his life and home. >> fishing has been very important. we have been fishermen. >> the accumulation of salt and overchildrenning have effected his load. the rivers are not yielding as much as they used to. this is a pointing point of nigeria's two biggest rivers. for generations this used to be a very busy hub for shipping, fishing and farming activities. but in recent years people earning a living from the rivers have seen their fortune dry up.

the appearance of islands in the river has brought fishermen woes. the fish breeding ground has dried up. >> the fishing supply has depleted. we cannot sustain ourselves with fishing today. >> boats don't go through the waterways as much as they used to. the government plan to dredge the rivers has made the situation worse. >> the dredges by the government has attempted to dredge the rivers.

only certain channels have been dredged, but that has not come to the level that changes the economy of the state. >> the fishermen with only hope that one day the fish will return and restore their livelihoods. al jazeera, nigeria. >> and in part four of the rivers of life series, find out how the authorities in the u.s. capital are trying to stem the flow of toxic material going into the water ways. all right, it's time now for sport as promised here is rahul. >> thank you very much. fifa president sepp blatter said that he'll fight the decision to ban him from all football activity for eight years. sepp blatter and michel platini were suspended in october over disloyalty payment of

$2 million. well on monday fifa said that the exploration of the payment made by blatter to platini i in 2011 was not convincing that either denied any wrongdoing. >> i am not ashamed. i have regrets, but i'm not ashamed. i'm ashamed of how this has been done. >> michel platini, meanwhile, said he'll peel the verdict calling fifa's decision a masquerade. the frenchman will be in a race against time if he hopes to run for fifa presidency. the election will take place february 26th. well in his statement he said:

>> it's fair to say it has been a tumultuous few months for football's government. there have been charges by u.s. authorities of racketeering and money laundering. and he was forc sepp blatter was forced to' announce his resignation. michel platini announced he would be running in that election. but then in october both blatter and platini were suspended when a payment came to light for work by platini nine years earlier. the pair denied any wrongdoing, but they threw out blatter's and platini's explanation, and the

two are banned for eight years. when is a manager booed when the team has won its matches. rafa benitez is who. the game itself saw gareth bale score two goals. and two players were sent off allowing the real's players to take full advantage. the former coach pep guardiola said that he'll be leaving. he has spent seasons in charge, but he has refused to commit to long-term future to the club. the 44-year-old is suspected of top english league clubs who are interested in the span arrested, and it looks like he'll leave the bundesliga champions with a third league title in his

pocket. they have aligned ancelotti to take his place at the end of the season. city's pelegrini said he's focused on the matches on the field. they'll play on monday. >> it's important to demonstrate who is the best team. the game of six points as i always say. >> the first of three home matches for the team between now and the second of january. it's vital that they pick up points in in this unpredictability. >> it will boost our chances to

be at the top. you play at home, and of course you want to win. we are ambitious. we feel over christmas we play many home games, and our strength at home will come up from the position after christmas. >> to the nba now the eastern conference leading cavaliers won their fifth game in a row beating philadelphia 108-86. there was a win for one of the struggling teams downing the phoenix suns. about 26 points as they ended a 12-game losing streak on the road. but phoenix did make milwaukee work hard for this one, they led by two points with 90 seconds left. milwaukee came back, and they would go on to win 101e 101-95. that's all area sport. >> thank you very much, indeed, rahul. do stay with us here on

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>> i will fight for me, and i will fight for fifa. >> two of football's most powerful men vow to clear their names after being banned from fifa for eight years. hello, i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, taliban gain control of key districts after an attack on an air base. the king of spain will