the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. hello from our headquarters in doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes, the u.n.'s envoy for syria said indirect talks between the syrian government and opposition groups begin friday. invitations will be sent on tuesday. >> seeking safety in europe, leaders discuss the possibility of reintroducing border controls to stem the flow of refugees. south sudan's former president and leaders say the deal to form a unity government

is debt locked. back to business, a warm welcome for iran as president rouhani starts his european tour. delayed talks between the syrian government and the opposition will now be held at the end of this week. the indirect negotiations between the syrian government and opposition were pushed back following disagreements over who would take part. speaking just a few moments ago, the j enjoy for syria outlined what the attacks would be covering. >> the agenda will be already set up, is the governance 2254 resolution about the new governance and new constitution and new elections. the first priority will be the focus of the talks of what most syrians if not all want to hear.

the possibility of a broad ceasefire and the possibility of stopping the threat of isil and therefore an increase of humanitarian aid. >> james base joins us live. you asked a question about the number of delegation at these talks and the answer now seems to be rather a lot. yes, it seems to be that there are going to be multiple delegationors rooms for the special enjoy is going to have to shuttle between, because if talks go ahead as he says on friday, then there's going to be a number of different opposition groups, not just the group that was drawn up in saudi arabia, the so-called riyadh list. i think they will be very unhappy about this in riyadh. they say that they got a broad representation of the fighting groups and other political groups in syria and that that

was the list we greed on including with the syrian national coalition to come here. now, it seems that russia, hood objected to that list seems to have got its way and others are going to be invited. we still don't have the list of who's going to be invited, invitations are going to be sent out here on tuesday. the big question is how those opposition members based in riyadh, the so-called members of the saudi list which includes most of the main fighting groups with the exception of al-nusra and isil, which are seen by the u.n. security council as terrorist groups and won't be invited to those talks, how they are going to respond. i've heard from opposition source that is they've been watching this news conference and it's likely some sort of decision on their participation will be made, a decision from riyadh probably at some point on tuesday. they will be unhappy. i think they knew that the

invitation would be widened. what i've heard from diplomats is he was going to invite possibly two main gel allegations, the syrian government and so-called riyadh list. it seems all these different opposition players including members of civil society and women's groups will all be equal participants in these talks now slated to take place on the 29th. he said at one point definitely starting on the 29th, he was questioned on that and said definitely. >> there will be no opening ceremony. it would start no matter who turned up. >> i think there are a number of issues there with regard to on opening ceremony and why perhaps it's not at wise idea to have

one. remember, these talks come out of the so-called vienna process. all the international players, all the regional players. if you had an opening ceremony, you'd have to get them all here to geneva and i think some of those international players have problems with what he is doing. i think saudi arabia has some problems with what he is doing and of course sawed-iran relations are not good so there would be a problem i think if you had them sitting around the table. the other problem is turkey, because he was asked specifically what the kurdish group, the p.y.d., important in northern syria, even working alongside the u.s. in northern places in syria to fight isil, are they going to be invited to these talks. that's pretty much a red line for turkey. we don't know the answer to that question, he refuses to answer it. that will be one of the interesting things to watch when the invitations are sent out in the next 24 hours. >> how you are going to prioritize what are the discussions on the agenda on

these talks. >> well, you heard him speak just a few moments ago in the click we played from the news conference. he certainly has decided what should be the opening issues, talking about ceasefires, talking about humanitarian aid and he's stopping the spread of isil. those will be the opening issues. he mentioned all the other broader issues he wants to talk about in a pros of talks that he says will go on for six months. what's not clear is how he's actually going to conduct this. he says the agenda is clear, all laid out in the u.n. security council resolution 2254 passed at the end of last year. let's remember what happened two years ago here in geneva, when there were talks last time around. yes, they have an jen did, but then the various parties argued about which agenda i've come to keel with first, not clear on whether he's going to deal with these one by one or whether he says going to deal with all the issues once he gets past those opening issues in parallel.

that's not clear, either. >> a lot of issues to be ironed out there. it will be interesting to keep on eye on this in the coming days. thank you for the latest you're hearing in geneva. let's cross over to our correspondent in southern turkey near the syrian border, andrew simmons. what we are hearing in geneva, big changes to these talks that are going to take place, the situation on the ground is as ever, conflict, more violence, more people losing their lives, but some turnaround for the assad government with the help of russian airstrikes in latakia, where big gains are being made. >> probably no coincidence it that the level of force has been put behind this push by regime troops and covered by air power in russia, incessant airstrikes

in the province of latakia. the town of selma fell to the regime and now on sunday, rabbia, the last main town on the road up north from latakia province to the border with turkey, that town has fallen to the regime, making much of this on state t.v., and the russian air power, every step of the way has been the key to it all. now, of course, going right back to september 30, when the russians became directly involved in this conflict, this has been a partial game changer, not only just in terms of helping the syrian forces make some gains and of course this is a strategic move, this area in la take i can't, because it is the stronghold for the alawat party, the stronghold of bashar

al assad and of course it also is a sea port and of course has russian strategic interest at heart. not only that, it will enable possibly to cult the supply lines to opposition forces coming down from turkey and also enable them to move into another move towards the aleppo province through idlib. idlib another place where the opposition have made many gains. it looks as if there is more fighting there. the references we heard to the need for a ceasefire, the need for humanitarian corridors, very, very, very relevant in the case right now. >> absolutely. i was just going to comment on to that, the ceasefire, the human aid will be main issues that we prioritize in these talks, according to stefan. that's going to be some relief perhaps to besieged areas that we've been reporting on for the

past few weeks particularly in that town of madaya. >> that's right. of course, james was referring earlier on to a number of points that have been raised. he wouldn't go into issues such as who the invitations were going to, he was pressed on the issue of turkey's red line, which is very much drawn in the fan because turkey has made it quite clear, it made it quite clear to the u.s. vice president joe biden in talks over the weekend, that it would not be in a position to accept the p.y.d., which is the kurdish party which has large swaths of territory in the north now because of the u.s. air power used against isil, that farce turkey's concerned, the p.y.d. is really a party that is allied to terrorism, just as the p.k.k. force here in turkey is outlawed

their view of the y.p.g. which is the armed element of the p.y.d. in syria is that it should not be at the table, neither of those entities should be at the table and turkey could not take part, would not recognize these talks at tall if that was the case. the other issue is of course that the determination of the special envoy is that there should be a broad spread of parties invited and there has to be an absolutely priority for these ceasefires. we've got to see humanitarian corridors opens up. there are so many people besieged right now and also referenced in this news conference to a briefing which will take place on tuesday about how crucial it is to get human aid to so many areas. we've heard a lot this past week about the iraqi border up to

towards the north. this is where isil has a lot of gains in territory, fighting on the ground with the regime in the city where it has made gains. then of course, the russian air force are fighting back and making some other gains, but the is the expense of civilian lives. we've got an estimate of 93 civilian lives lost since last friday in a number of attacks near the border in the far east of the province. lives are being lost every day, stressed by the envoy that it was crucial to get movement there in these perimeter talks. >> we'll certainly keep a close eye on them. reporting live from the border in turkey near syria, thanks,

andrew. at least 29 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a market in cameroon. it happened in the town in the far north region. previous attacks there have been bank linked to the armed group boko haram. south sudan's rebel leader said the deal to form a unity government hit a deadlock because the president wants to nearly triple the number of states in south sudan and appoint their governors. that runs counter to the power sharing deal. under that agreement, he was set to retake his old passion at vice president. >> this agreement says 10 states and even the transition and constitution of south sudan says 10 states. but now the government is insisting that it should be 28 states. >> we have more from south

sudan's capital. >> to understand the root of the problem, it's important to go back to august last year when the president signed this peace agreement. he did so under that extreme international pressure and made it clear that that was the reason why he was signing it, not because he supported its content. two months after he signed it, he then changed south sudan's 10 states into 28, something which inflamed the opposition. they said they couldn't possibly accept it. now the question everybody is asking is did either side really have any intention of making peace, were they ready to form a peace agreement or was it simply outside pressure that caused them to do so and therefore can this one possibly hold. now the head of the negotiating team who's been overseeing these discussions, the former president of botswana said he knew even before the deadline for the transitional government had passed, the creation of 28 states would be very, very disruptive to the pros and he knew it would undermine the progress made. he said it ought to be

implemented anyway, because they should act in the spirit of the agreement if not the letter that it doesn't look at moment that is happening. it does seem like this peace process has been put on hold for the time being and it may be necessary to go back to the negotiating table. libya's internationally recognized parliament in to breck rejected a unity government, overwhelming not to support the government lineup presented by the council last week. libya has become deeply fractured since 2014. one firefighters from the capitol tripoli and one from the east. the unity government was proposed to stop the armed conflict. still ahead, there's a sold snap sweeping through parts of east asia, bringing record low temperatures. in sport, a mixed doubles

class falls under suspicion. >> european leadiers are discussing the schengen zone, made up of 26 countries which have agreed on a common visa policy, making it easier to move around. since the refugee crisis began, six countries in the zone have put emergency process in place. some european leaders are also considering shutting out greece, the main entry point for refugees. they say athens is not doing enough to stem the influx of

people. let's speak now barnaby phillips live from the austrian border. explain to us what the borders are that are being discussed. >> well, you can probably see the motor way behind me, the busy motor way that leads into southern germany, the police set up a post, i'm afraid it's rather foggy now, but it's a couple of hundred yards down the road, and they are checking some vehicles, pulling them into a tent on the side from time to time. this has been going on here since september, and it isn't as you were saying in your introduction, how the schengen passport free transport zone was meant to work, travel zone was meant to work. people ought to be able to move

quite freely within the 26 country block without any controls whatsoever. it is the result of the political pressure that the german government and other governments feel a reaction to the enormous numbers of refugees and migrants that have passed along this route in the past 12 months. more than 1 million have come to germany alone. >> i was going to ask you about that. the e.u. interior meeting in the netherlands, how much pressure they are under to control the migrant flows to europe. >> they are all under a great deal of domestic pressure, and whatever they have tried so far is failing. more than 100,000 people landed on the greek islands and crossed over greece's land border in the month of december alone. that is 40 times more than in the equivalent month of

december, 2014. the europeans have tried other ways of course, giving turkey billions of dollars, euros in aid to help syrian refugees in that country, and stop them coming on. so far, they are not seeing tangible success, as you were saying in your introduction, countries like germany talking about having these certiorari border checks extended now for some two years to the end of 2017, they are also talking about beating up what's known as front tex, the european frontier for giving it greater powers to increase the external borders of schengen in such a way that might in some cases infringe on what had previously been rewarded as individual country's sovereignty. the real break down of solidarity is all to do with greece and a feeling particularly among central

european countries, slovakia, hungary and latvia that the weeks have failed to -- >> the flows of migrants continues, and solidarity continues to crack and fracture as a result.

>> barnaby, thank you for joining us on the border between austria and germany. meanwhile the e.u. has committed to making a promised $3.2 billion available to turkey to help it deal with the refugee crisis. the european foreign minister chief has spoke with turkey's foreign minister in ankara. >> we have better support to host and protect an enormous number of refugees on the turkish side that is the management of the flows of refugees, and also migrants has to be done in a better way. we agree to send them our constant work in this respect so that our actions are coordinated, consistent, coherent, and what we've agreed upon delivers. >> the iranian president hassan rouhani has arrived in italy on

his first european tour since the lifting of sanctions on tehran this month. he's expected to sign a number of lucrative business deals, a $2 billion contract can italian firms, and he'll visit france where iran is in talks for buying 100 planes were airbus. what has rouhani been doing in city so far? >> well, he started by having a meeting with the italian president, but he's not alone. he's at the head of a delegation numbering 130 people, many of them from businesses, from the commercial sector, and looking to conclude mutually interesting contracts with italian firms. anyway, to get more detail now on what's at stake both for iran and italy during this visit i'm joined by raphael mar rcetti.

we're hearing about these big commercial deals being signed with italian firms. just how important is this economically for italy? >> it is important. italy was one of the major economic partner with iran to free sanctions, so now it's looking to create the same position they occupied before the sanctions. we're talking about tens of billions of dollars here. >> obviously there are big opportunities, but there are also risks, after all these sanctions could be reinstated and the banking sector is not back to normal. how concerned are italian companies about the possible risk as well? >> well, the relationship between italy and iran has traditionally always been very strong. the period of sanction is very short brief period if we compare the long partnership between the

two countries. in that sense concerns are there, but they're not the major concerns. >> how concerned is italy and other e.u. countries with strong competition in the iranian marketplace notably from china? >> there is strong competition with china and european partners. the fact that italy was excluded by the group negotiating the iranian deal was a negative aspect for italy. but of course, there is competition, but there are important economic and political gains. italy is not only looking for economic deals here, but also for political support in the fight about security in middle east, especially libya. >> now some human rights activists have criticized western governments saying they're concluding business deals at the expense of human rights. is human rights an issue that has been raised at all during these visits? >> i don't think much.

of course, italy is being committed to this issue for many years, but the penalty it's practices not only in iran, china, usa, many italian partners, so i don't think that's going to be a big issue tonight. >> how to resolve diplomatically and militarily the situation in syria, how hopeful are people here that iran can effect contribute positively to that process? >> well, iran is a crucial player to deal with the syrian problem in the middle east. it's a matter of creating positive trianglation. italy is part of e.u. nato, italy might play the role of the

broker, the leah son between iran, russia, and on the other side usa, nato, and all its allies in the gulf. >> thank you very much, indeed. raphaeli marcetti giving us insight into what iran and italy stand to gain economically from the lifting of sanctions, and giving us interesting insights into the role of mediator or go between that italy can potentially play as the west and russia are seeking to push forward diplomatic solutions to the situation in syria. back to you. >> jacki. thank you very much. jacky rowland reporting from rome, now european union law enforcement agencies are warning that isil is planning a large-scale attack on europe. that announcement comes as france's president said that he won't be intimidated by threats

from isil. reacting to a video release showing men training before they attacked paris in november. those attacks killed 130 people. >> france will not be deterred by any kinds of threats of terrorism. we'll take all measures required to protect democracicy. the decision was to extend the state of emergency in france. we'll always protect the values for which france stands. >> and the founder of terrorists, a consultancy on security risks. he joins us now from paris. great to have you with us. first of all, tell us a little bit about what is in this isil video that shows them training before those november attacks in paris? >> well, it shows the role of commando members, the french and belgium those two are involved

in the attack. this will be looking for those with false security identities. the video shows very ugly th the beheading and showing countries who we are take part of the coalition against isis and syria and iraq. >> are you surprised by the extent of planning that this video shows before those paris attacks? >> well, they don't explain how they did it these kinds of

details could help the investigations. what has to be noted is the--one of the what seems to be the coordinator of the attack of course, it is not part of the guys recording in this video. it means that it is really there is no interesting contents in regards to the investigation and the way they did it. some video show--has shown what kind of equipment they had and what kind of plan they have and the location where the attacks have been occurred. so it's a message of terror, and a message to get more recrui

recruitment as well as threatening the european countries. >> yes, absolutely. thank you very much for joining us there from paris. we'll get a little bit more on the latest isil video that has come out. plenty more still to come including sri lanka's president rejects any foreign help in investigation in the civil war. and head over heels in celebration as the team wins the super bowl.

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above all else. >> grammy winning artist moby talks about his work outside the studio. >> what led me to animal rights activism, is every animal wants to avoid pain and avoid suffering. >> and the future of the music industry. >> maybe i shouldn't admit this but i don't really buy music anymore. >> hello again. these are the top stories here on al jazeera. delayed fashion between the syrian government and opposition are to begin on friday. the u.n. envoy to syria said that the negotiations will be staggered over six months. south you dan's former vice president and former rebel leader said that the deal for an unity government has hit a

deadlock because the president wants to divide the country into 28 states instead of 10. iranian president hassan rouhani has arrived in italy since the lifting of sanctions on iran this month. he'll travel to france and is expected to sign a number of lucrative business deals. let's get more on our top stories. the delayed syrian talks. a specialist in arab politics at the think tank. good to have you with us. why do you think the format has changed so dramatically? >> i think that there is a lot going on behind the scenes. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was in riyadh talk with the opposition there. it's unclear what the content that have discussion was. we know that the meeting was quite tense. we'll have to see who is invited to the conference schedule to

begin the 29th and who is not. >> indeed, and who will turn up? >> yes, that's a good question. if the reports coming out of riyadh are even remotely true, it basically involved the u.s. moving significantly towards russian and iranian position. this has since been privately denied by the state department. we'll have to see which of the groups and riyadh's saudi arabia has been a key meeting point for those groups. which of those groups attend the conference and who has heads the delegation, most importantly. are they armed leaders or civilians as the russians preferred. >> are you getting the sense that the russians are getting more and more influence on the ground and in situations like this in these talks? >> i think that the russians are getting tremendous amount of influence for the military asset they put into syria. whether that will be enough, to, a, turn the tide and change the game of the war, and lead to

bashar al-assad's their favorite as a basis for a settlement remains to be seen. >> these talks are going to be going on for six months. it seems that everybody is going to be comin coming to the table, including women and civil groups. are there going to be too many voice force any head way to be made? >> remember the geneva communique for 2012, the basis of these talks, it only said that a new governor or governance will be called. showing opposition and other groups. it does not necessarily have to be one block. you could see the process beginning. whether that political process would be effective in organizing

a base in ending the war to defeat isis is another matter. >> thank you very much for taking time to join us. >> my pleasure. >> egyptian security forces are reported to have used tear gas against protesters in the city near alexandria. large groups of demonstrators have taken to the streets. they're marking five years since the start of the protest that eventually ousted hosni mubarak. and these pictures show people marching through the streets in a neighborhood in central cairo. the revolution of 2011, many people feel betrayed. >> people from all age, backgrounds unite in the call for change. nearly 50% of egypt's population

has le is less than 24 years old. even opposing football fans joined the protests. and it galvanized crowds through social media and mobile phones. >> we were not really into politics. we really didn't care or know much about politics. we just knew that this was wrong and we should speak up to that. that's exactly what happened. >> it was laird that organized groups and political forces joined the protesters all calling for the ends of tyranny and justice. but in the days it took hosni mubarak to sit down hundreds of protesters were killed. since then new stricter laws

restrict consent and protest. many who led the revolution are now in exile or in jail. many feel that the outrage that brought the revolution deflated it. >> the same tools that toppled the dictators eventually tore us apart. >> people like a former vice president of president are now living outside of the country. a blogger and activist has been jailed for five years for violating protest laws. >> most of what i remember is the crackdown at the square and it's aftermath. despite feeling betrayed he says he has a sense of accomplishme accomplishment. >> we always blame the generation, how they never talked about the corruption and the regime and all of that. >> i think there will be a revolution happening in the next

85 years. that will happen. >> five years on a bloodstain chapter in egypt's history continues to overshadow what many egyptians saw as the people's revolution. al jazeera. >> an associate professor from harvard university. he joins us now. three days ago you were in egypt. what's the mood like there? >> the mood in egypt is not bouyant. it depends on who you talk to. i would say that nobody regardless of what end of the political spectrum they fall on was looking towards the fifth anniversary of january 25, 2011, with anything like an air or attitude of celebration. i think egypt is a very somber and sober place right now. >> what would official events mark it?

it seems that el-sisi was hoping this anniversary would slip by without anybody noticing. >> well, i think that the regimes main concern right now is insuring that there are no destabilizing protests on the anniversary of january 25th. it is, however, a little bit puzzling that remember the very constitution of egypt now that was passed after the--after the overthrow of mohamed morsi in 2014. the constitution recognizes january 25, 2011, as a legitimate revolution. and there has been some minor celebrations particularly reflecting the fact that january 25th is police day. certainly nothing on the streets, and that reflects the government's concern with tampering down any spark of instability. >> coming to power there are huge grounds of popularity.

is he so rock solid there? >> i have seen opinion polls in egypt that do accord el-sisi popularity well into 60%. i think the president's popularity is high. that's different, of course, than saying he's rock solid. several commentators in the last few days and answer visitor can recognize the fact that if you flip on the television in egypt there is a lot of dissent regarding the current government. you can watch anchors who were previously in favor of el-sisi now critical of sisi and the government more broadly. that suggests a fracturing in a sisi coalition.

i think that would only further suggest to the current government the need to prevent things from getting out of hand on january 25th. that might explain their need to keep protests down and prevent celebrations. >> thank you for taking the time to join us from boston. the president of sri lanka said that foreign judges and prosecutors should not be involved in the investigations in allegation was war crimes. the army and the tamil tiger armies are being investigated from the civil war that ended in 2009. >> it's an extremely important investigating team. they're finding out what happened during the civil war in sri lanka. for many it's still an open wound. they toured the area of the country once the stronghold of the tamil tigers.

>> if anything, some people are reluctant in this 30-year-old war. you see this long period. and during this period maybe army people, the ttt, this is normal. >> the fact finding mission started only five months ago. there are still about 14,000 cases that have not been looked into at all. that's because it's such a time-consumer process. some of the complaints go back to the beginning of the war, so as early as 1983. >> this is the last stage of the conflict that could be the most embarrassing for the government. the sri lanka military allegedly killed thousands of tamils when it fired into an area where it said that the tamil fight percent using civilians as human shields. cosponsoring a resolution that called for a probe into the allegations with the help of

international investigators. in an interview with al jazeera president now rejects any foreign involvement. >> we will always act in accordance with the sovereignty of our country in the constitution. for this work we can get technology in certain areas but we definitely don't need outsiders. we have an unbiased independent judiciary in this country. >> the report by presidential commission has raised the possibility that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by tamil fighters and soldiers in the army against tamil civilians. >> they have committed those that should be investigated. >> thousands of tamils are still missing. this woman last saw her husband

in 2006. he had gone out to the market and never returned. >> people told me that he was caught at the checkpoint. but when we asked they said he was released. others said they saw two bodies on that day. so much time has gone by. i don't think anybody will have a solution, but i can't give up. >> for those still hoping to find out what happened to their loved ones, the political debate is yet another obstacle. for them only the truth will bring some closure to years of pain. but they wonder if that day will ever come. al jazeera, sri lanka. >> and you can see the full interview with the sri lanka president on "talk to al jazeera" 0430 gmt on saturday. freezing temperatures are causing major disruptions across east asia. travel is difficult in japan after a cold front brought heavy snow. temperatures in the southwest

dropped to as low as minus 4 cell 4 degrees celsius. in vietnam animals are dying from the cold and suffering from the extreme drop in temperature. the plummeting temperatures are making life miserable for survivors of last year's earthquake in nepal. despite $4 billion posted for reconstruction thousands of people are still living in tents. >> in laprax the weather is unpredictable. this village was near the epicenter of the earthquake that took the lives of 9,000 people last april. the entire village had to be moved 1,000 meters uphill on to this plot of government land. surveyors had given it a red certificate, meaning it was in danger of being swept away by landslides. but no storms have brought biting cold and made the lives

of villagers miserable. a primary schoolteacher worries about her five-month-old draw. >> i can't sleep at night because my feet get really cold. some nights i have to massage my feet to keep them war. >> the walls of the shelters are appalling. there is nothing to shield those inside from the bitter cold. >> she sleeps with her daughter on this bed. this is where the baby will sleep. it feels quite damp. the--as you can see there is a blank that separates the ground from the mattress, and if you put your hands beneath this mattress, it becomes wet. >> as nightfalls people huddle besides fires and desperately rub on oil in an tempt t in an attempt to warm themselves up. many children and old people

have been getting sick. the morning brings the sun and the ice starts melting. a local activists tell that's villagers are forced to choose between the cold and the risk of landslides. >> the government gave us the final nod to relocate on this land. if they had given approval a few months ago we would have been able to build houses. many have gone to the ruins. the cold would have been unbearable there. >> there have been delays in deciding what land is available in relocating the families from risky areas and reconstruction has not started yet. many told us that they want government officials responsible for reconstruction to come and experience the cold. perhaps then they say they will be serious about rebuilding their lives. al jazeera, northwest nepal. >> still ahead, rahul will be

telling you about a former champion who will be the latest top seed to tumble out of the australian open. n.

>> we look after anything. after the match. i just spoke with angle i will keep it confidential. >> there is nothing very comfortable. we played very well, and we won. it's not comfortable to be questioned. >> what do you make of these new allegations.

>> what do you make of these mixed doubles match. >> nothing, nothing. this has come up from time to time in the betting public. and several individuals have bet against it. at the moment we can't tell if it's inside information or fixing. i'm leaning towards inside information, which is a breach of code any way. >> this inside--do you have some suspicion abouts them? because they're certainly not being very well-known before and now they're getting publicity as a result of this story. >> they were one of the biggest of the world until the u.s. started cracking down on taking bets with american customers.

they've also been rejected for u.k. license. now the market here is diminishing. mixed doubles is very small on the scale of betting, so compared to a singles matches they've been taking one or two percent. so to flag a doubles match where players have had suspicions before, it seems like cheap publicity to me. >> they have set up a year later. are they doing its job? >> they're talking about suspending, but it's naive to think that players of higher rankings are doing it. they're working under a code of silence. we don't know if they're ignoring those--they can afford

lawyers where they're earning $10.5 million u.s. dollars. >> thank you very much. >> the champion fought back after losing the first two steps. chasing this year's title ending with a five-set loss. and in dubai, the four-time finalist in a scrappy game coming through, and he'll play david ferrer in the semifinals. broncos quarterback peyton manning will be the oldest quarterback when he leads his

team in super bowl l on february 7th. he won the champio the game against tom brady. manning and the broncos will have their work cut out in the carolina panthers. they would win their second conference championship title. bun carolina fan will have a sore head after going head over heels in his celebration. fortunately the man was not seriously injured. >> cricket and england have a sufficient target against south africa. they helped the host reach 248-5

before england lost two wickets in their run. currently 18-2, and there is a small matter of 364 runs to win. one day to go in that test match. now the century the sport of sumo has been synonymous with japan, and the country finally has a homegrown champion after taking the cup in the grand tournament. the 31-year-old winning the 15-day contest in tokyo, and he has been parading around the city in a convertible, the first japanese national to win the cup since 2006. that's all your sport for now. more later. >> thank you very much, indeed. do stay if you can, we have a full bulletin of news brought to you from london.

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