from doha. have a great day. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to this al jazeera news hour, i'm martine dennis in doha. coming up, more lives lost in europe's refugee crisis, a baby is among five people who have drowned trying to reach greece. >> let us go from here. open the borders. while those living in a greek camp are told to accept that they can go no further. journalists and rights

activists are attacked trial trying to get into chechnya. and barack obama welcomes justin trudeau. and i'll be here with all of the day's sport, including liverpool face manchester united in the liverpool league if what is being called the mother of all football games. ♪ the european refugee crisis has claimed more lives. five people including a baby drowned as the boat they were in capsized while they were trying to make the dangerous crossing interest turkey to greece. this latest tragedy and so many others have been on the minds of the european union interior

ministers. they say they are worried about the decision by some europe ran countries to close their boarders completely. leading to this sprawling greek camp. up to 14,000 people are stuck there, and conditions have been described as deplorable. hoda abdel hamid has been in the rain and the mud with the refugees on the greece macedonia boarder. >> reporter: it's very difficult for people to come to terms with the idea that the borders are closed. by in large, everyone wants to get out of this field simply because of how difficult the living conditions have become. those who have money can buy a ticket and take a bus to athens, but most of the people ran out of cash, and they are registering in the relocation program, but because of the amount of people, it will take a

few days. they will have to wait. after that, they will be taken to a reception center where they will have to wait again for several months before finding out where the journey will end. >> hoda has been speaking to one of the younger refugees at the camp. >> we are one more moment here it is very difficult for us. we docket have clothes. we don't have food. they don't get for us anything. they get [ inaudible ] we are not humans. >> reporter: okay. now the border is closed for everyone. not only afghans. what will you and your family do at this stage? >> we are here -- we have to be here because afghanistan is war. we can't go back to afghanistan. we want the borders opened. we can't live in here. >> reporter: if the borders remain closed, did your family

discuss what they will do in that case? will you stay here in the tent or go somewhere else? >> no, we will stay here, because we don't have anything in afghanistan. there is war. we sell our home, everything. we don't have anything now. >> and you told me your parents couldn't pay for the trip for everybody? >> yeah, because there -- they don't have enough for everyone. it is dangerous for me because i came here, but my family can't come here, because they don't have any. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights has labeled the refugee situation disturbing. in a new report, they also said an e.u.-turkey proposal to relocate refugees was potentially illegal. james bayes has the details. >> reporter: this is a very strong rebuke to the european union, coming from the u.n. high

commissioner for humanitarian rights. he used his speech to the humanitarian right's counsel, and the first thing he mentioned was the refugees in the e.u. >> the e.u.'s draft arrangement with turkey earlier this week raises a number of serious concerns. we do not yet have full details of this draft, and i plan to discuss by concerns in full during my visit to brussels early next week, before the two-day e.u. summit, which begins on the 17th of march. among my concerns the potential for collective and arbitrary expulsions which are illegal. border restrictions which do not permit the circumstances of each individual, violate and international and european law. >> reporter: the high commissioner said the situation in greece was dramatic, and he

singled out macedonia, serbia, croatia, slovenia, and austria. he said their border restrictions are lamentable. he says he plans to go to brussels to speak to officials about the proposals, and he is hoping when e.u. leaders meet next week on the 17th, they'll come up with something that is compliant with international human rights law. half a million syrian refugees have fled the war to jordan with hundreds of thousands of iraqis are also sheltering. and jordan is taking in refugees from other conflicts. jane arraf reports. >> reporter: this person came to jordan three years ago to escape war in sudan. he traded danger for hardship.

he and his wife and their six--old triplets give in a working lot. his sister and brother were killed in the fighting in dar r darfur. >> translator: sometimes we just eat one meal a day. at night the babies can't sleep because they want milk and there is known. >> reporter: he can't legally work here. while the world food program offers limited help to syrian refugees, and poor jordanians, other refugees get only occasionally aid. >> translator: i left and came to jordan for protection. >> reporter: he learned not to complain too much, when jordan sent back more than 400 refugees

to sudan in december. the deportations followed months of protests by some of the 3,500 sudan refugees. while protests are illegal without a permit, returning refugees from the countries they fled from violates international law. they say security forces put them on buses, telling them they were going to be resettled. instead they took them to the airport and flew them back to sudan. some are believed to have been arrested, others have made their way to egypt. >> reporter: the u.n. says it tried to stop the deportations, but jordan feels overwhelmed by the refugees. >> there is a war going on, you go to the east, you have iraq, you go to the west, you have

palestinian and occupied territories. it's a pretty tough neighborhood in which jordan is located, and there's a zero tolerance towards people who -- who may be disruptive. >> reporter: he says as bad as it is here, it is better than sudan. the refugees have also learned the hardway, there are limits to the sanctuary. the european parliament has called on egyptian authorities to cooperate with the investigation into the death of the italian student. the 28 year old's badly mutilated body was found in cairo in february. he has been investigating labor unrest and trade unions in egypt before his abduction. video has emerged allegedly showing an israeli security official shooting dead an palestinian man while he lay

still on the ground. a person tells an officer to shoot the man in the head. another person yells, he is on the ground, don't shoot, before a gunshot sound. the palestinian man was suspected of killing an american tourist, and attacking many others on tuesday. your reaction to this video, which as i have said is una verifiable by us here at al jazeera, but what do you think when you see these pictures? >> this is what we experience and live on a daily basis. israel from its inception has a security doctrine of excessive use of force, of terrorizing the nation, of trying to inflict its political agenda, via the use of

disproportionate power. if we shout, they shoot. if we throw a stone, they break bones. if a bullet is fired they bring their apaches and f-16s. it's an idealogical base on how the whole of israel was founded. but what we have been seeing recently goes beyond. this is the mind set of a mob, the mind set of a mafia. the mind set of gangster-like groups who are there just to kill for the sake of killing. what on earth would justify the firing of almost 50 bullets in the laying body of a young boy except that mentality of perhaps shoot to kill and making sure this person has died. it has nothing to do with containment or rule of engage or the threat of this individual.

it's just a revenge, and that revenge is very well rooted in the society, and we have also witnessed that the occupier hate the victim, more than the victims hate the victimizer. >> what has been your response to the words of joe biden, when he criticized the palestinian leadership for failing to condemn the continued attacks by palestinians, which started, of course, on october 1st? >> it's very unfortunate that mr. biden say so at this particular moment. he knows israel employs two systems, one for israeli's views, and one for palestinians. the one for palestinians is draconian and violates basic human rights. it's very unfortunate that a

senior u.s. official wants to focus on one side, instead of focusing on the occupation and colonizati colonization, on the action of this man that you just asked me about, on the actions of the collective deprivation, and this whole denial of our rights. mr. biden knows this is the route cause, and he knows the solution is political, and no matter how much you employ, you spending, and how much israel employs its bullets, nothing will result in this, except political realization in israel that otherwise are legitimate. and therefore, we regret what he has to say especially in the context of the international community acknowledging that we are the ones who have kept our commitments for too long without any real political substance, and therefore, we see it as an

ill-advised statement, and we did hear him when he said later that no amount of security measures would revolve this political issue. >> thank you very much. ♪ still to come of the al jazeera news hour. the low-key aid of the man who is widely expected to be myanmar's next president. and crossing africa to find the next einstein. and in sport, nadal reacts to sharapova's failed drug test. ♪ the brazilian president has been charged after being investigated for alleged money laundering. prosecutors say there is strong evidence that illicit money was used to finance his worker's party. he was detained for questioning

last week, fanning a political crisis that has rattled his successor. here is the latest. >> reporter: former president lula is facing charges into an investigation into petrobras and corruption. his lawyers are saying the fact that there are two concurrent cases could cause problems, they are asking the supreme court to step and decide which case should take precedent. dilma rousseff is getting pressure to give him a government position. should she do that, he would not be allowed to be tried.

she herself is facing impeachment charges in congress. though not fushlly under investigation for corruption, there are suspicions that it is just a matter of time before she could be investigated by federal police. immigration reform is the main point of contention in a feisty debate between the two democratic contenders. the self proclaimed underdog, bernie sanders was keen to capitalize on his win against hillary clinton in the state of michigan. kimberly halkett reports. >> reporter: the issue of immigration dominated the eighth debate between the democratic presidential candidates, they argued they are the candidate that best represents the future of the millions of latinos already living in the united states or trying to enter illegally. >> i have been consistent and committed to comprehensiv

comprehensive -- reform. our best chance was in 2007. i voted for that bill, senator sanders voted against it. >> children came from honduras, and i said welcome those children into this country, and secretary clinton said send them back. >> reporter: each candidate tried to score political points knowing in less than a week the state of florida will hold its nominating contest, and a large number of those voters will be latino. >> in 2006 senator sanders supported indefinite detention for people facing deportation, and stood with the minutemen vigilantes in their ridiculous, absurd efforts to, quote, hunt down immigrants. >> no, i do not support

vigilantes. and that is a horrific and unfair statement to make. >> reporter: still there were questions of character in the debate that only clinton could answer, or chose not to answer, like her decision to use a private email server as secretary of state. it's a choice she has apologized for, but is still being investigated by the fbi. >> if you get indicted will you drop out? >> it is not going to happen. i'm not even answering that question. >> reporter: there are questions of impropriety that seem to playing clinton over and over again. it is a challenge, clinton will have to overcome if ultimately named the democratic presidential nominee in a general election. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. volkswagens top exsec nif the u.s. is stepping down due to

the emissions scandal. it installed software that allowed its vehicles to cheat emissions test. he has denied any knowledge of the software. volkswagen could end up spending 10s of billions of dollars in damages and fines. justin trudeau hopes to improve relations with the u.s. during a three-day state visit. he is at the white house with the u.s. president, you can see there. ties with the u.s. suffered considerably under his predecessor, stephen harper, but obama and trudeau share plenty of common ground. tom akerman is in washington, d.c. monitoring this visit. there is more than just pleasing optics involved in this meeting of these two families.

>> reporter: yes, indeed. first a reminder there is the first meeting at the white house between a canadian and u.s. leader in almost 20 years. last time, president clinton, a democrat with one of trudeau's predecessor. the relation with the white house have been rather cool, given the fact that the harper government, which was ousted by justin trudeau did not see eye to eye on several issues, particularly on environmental issues, and of course, president obama rejecting the approval of the keystone xl pipeline, which also exacerbated relations with canada. but under this new government there is a lot more cooperation on environmental grounds.

they are expected to announce agreement on reduction of methane emissions by both countries, both existing and oil and gas wells to be built, and this is a major turn about from the harper government. so that's on one point. and the other point is trade. a lot of people in america -- or rather in canada, feel that the canadians are underappreciated in this country. the president said in his welcoming remarks, we may not agree on beer and who are the best hockey players, but we do agree on trade. and another announcement expected to be made by the two leaders to streamline further preborder clearances of commercial traffic, which -- which will also make -- make a big difference in -- in relations between the two countries. >> all right. tom, let's hear from both of the

leaders to get a sense of the tone between the two men. >> whether we're charting a course for environmental protection, making key investments to grow our middle class, or defending the right ts of oppressed peoples abroad, canada and the united states will also collaborate in partnership and good faith. >> we haven't always conveyed how much we treasure our alliance and ties with our canadian friends, and that's why today we are very proud to welcome the first official visit by a canadian prime minister in nearly 20 years. >> so they seem to get along wrath well. what then of substance do we expect to come out of this, as you put it, historic state visit? >> aside from the environmental issues and the trade -- easing of the trade procedures across the boarder, don't forget as

canadians would like to remind you, they share the longest undefended border in the world, and that remains the case even with toughened procedures on immigration and that kind of thing. but on one point there is a point of difference, justin trudeau withdrew the canadian contingent in the air war against isil in the middle east, which indicated a distancing to some extent from that common alliance in fighting extremist groups in the middle east, so you may see some attempt to smooth out those differences when it comes to -- to joint defense agreements. >> all right. tom, thank you very much. tom akerman live in washington, d.c. venezuela has withdrawn its ambassador from the united states. the president says it's in

response to the u.s. imposing new sanctions on several top venezuelan officials and comes a year after the u.s. first imposed sanctions over alleged human rights breeches and corruption, some of those related to the crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2014. hundreds of bangladeshis have begun a protest in support of the country's mangrove forest. they are denouncing plans to build coal power plants close to a world heritage site. the government says the plants are necessary to provide power to around a third of the population. myanmar's national league for democracy has put forward two candidates for the presidency, but the party leader is not one of them. she is barred from the top job under the current constitution. wayne haye explains from the

capitol. >> reporter: there was another important step in myanmar's transition to democracy. members of parliament gathered to hear nominations for the next president. >> translator: i'm happy because the hope for our country starts here. hope for myanmar citizens starts today too. that's why i'm excited. >> reporter: but there was no sign of the woman who has campaigned for this moment for decades. she lead her party to a big win in november's election. but under the military-drafted constitution, she is barred from becoming president. negotiations to change the rules failed, and there are signs that the political transition is not going smoothly. the next president will come from the mld because it dominates both houses of parliament. the favorite is this 69 year

old. the nld hasn't given up hope of their leader becomes president. in fact it's believed there will be another push for constitutional amendment within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is elected next week, will have to be someone who is happy to stand aside, and allow sue chi to take over. >> i think [ inaudible ] amendment of the constitution, a constitution, we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> reporter: the military will also nominate a presidential candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. still to come on this al jazeera news hour, as drug-related violence sores, workers at one of peru's main

ports talk exclusively to al jazeera on the illicit trade. and we meet some survivors of the tsunami. i'm in greenland where traditions are being kept alive in the gym.

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>>they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> we have to get out of here. ♪ hello again, welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. these are our top stories. another tragedy at sea with five refugees including a baby drowning off of the coast of turkey. their boat capsized trying to make it to greece. for those who have made it to greece, the situation is deteriorating. thousands are still camping at the closed boarder with macedonia, despite being told they won't get through. barack obama has welcomed the new canadian prime minister at the white house. it is the first official visit by a canadian prime minister in

nearly two decades. washington's tries with canada's previous conservative governments have been rather strained especially over an oil pipeline proposal that president obama rejected. now thousands of the refugees who are arriving in europe are children. they are fleeing war and persecution and they are traveling alone. most are arriving through greece where a stretched asylum system is struggling to support them. mohamed has this report. >> reporter: these are some of the tens of thousands of children fleeing their homes for europe without family to protect them along the route. this house, just one of two temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors is their home for now. only the most vulnerable of the children are kept here. the rest are in highly guarded confinement centers that some call jail. >> mainly when they come here, they are happy to have left the

jail. to be in proper house with colors and toys, and stuff like this. >> reporter: the children, most of whom are from afghanistan speak of walking hundreds of kilometers from their homes to the turkish coast. slipping over before joining others. but the majority of the children are slipping through the cracks. >> many of them don't want to be identified. they present themselves as adults, or they present a -- someone who they are traveling with as a guardian that isn't necessarily the case. >> reporter: unaccompanied refugee children can apply for asylum here in greece and stay until they are 18 years old, but due to a prolonged financial crisis, they will probably not get proper housing, schooling, and social support. most of them choose to leave for

other european countries. they continue their journey north wards. greece has neither the desire nor the funds to keep them here. >> they could ensure the facilities are of a certain quality, they could ensure that will are social and economic reasons for the children to stay, but at this point in time, greece is not even in the position to satisfy the needs of its own citizens. >> reporter: unaccompanied children are at risk of being exploited and being abused through traffickers. >> the traffickers are doing two things. the first is the sale of organs. the second is slave ri, and the third is sexual exploitation. >> reporter: the biggest

challenge now is to take action to prevent them to take the journey with smugglers. masked men have attacked foreign and local journalists and rights activists in southern russia. the journalists were beaten up, four are now in hospital, and the bus was set on fire. rory challands has more from moscow. >> reporter: six journalists, two human rights workers, and their driver were in the mini bus when it was forced off of the road. about 15 masked men then stole equipment, and beat them with bats. it seems the norwegian got the worst of it, some teeth knocked out and stab wounds.

then later on wednesday evening, the office of the committee to prevent torture, the human rights group was raided by more masked men. underscores this recent attack, how dangerous it can being a journalist or human rights worker in russia. the kremlin has called the attacks outrageous. but in many ways this region, particularly chechnya, seems to operate outside of russia's normal political and legal framework. for months they have been calling human rights groups and independent journalists enemies of the people, jackels, and so forth, and the chechnian authorities have pushed back against the accusation that this

late est attack has anything to do with the incendiary language. ukraine's president has offered russia a prisoner swap to release a pilot. she is facing 23 years in prison on accusations of killing two russian journalists in eastern ukraine two years ago. the helicopter pilot has agreed to start drinking water after being on hunger strike for nearly a week. the verdict is expected on march 21st. the european central bank has reduced its interest rate to zero. banks will now be charged zero interest if they borrow from the central bank, and interest rates on deposits have been reduced to minus .4%.

north korea says it will liquidate south korean assets on its territory and cancel all economic deals. the announcement was made after seoul imposed further sanctions over pyongyang's missile tests. >> reporter: this is a further deterioration in the relationship as though it could get any worse. all economic agreements between north and south will now be invalid and south korean assets in the north will be liquidates. this effects especially an industrial zone, a collaborative project whereby there are assets. this has been closed since last month. with this announcement, the north koreans are saying the assets there will be ceased and liquidated. representing several hundred million dollars worth of

investment from the south koreans. there is another project across the border in north korea, a mown resort set up mainly for south careen tourists to visit the north. this has been closed since 2008, but was ak cabbingally used by families reunions, and as long as it still existed there was the hope it could be reopened at some point in the future. this announcement effectively brings to an end all economic cooperation between the two koreas. let's go live to brussels, and there you see the european commission president. he has been meeting the nato secretary general. let's hear what they have been talking about. >> you are there? we are back in okay? [ laughter ] >> so we are convinced that our

cooperation will lead to [ inaudible ] legal crossings, and manage of the union's [ inaudible ] smugglers. this is decisive here for european union, and for nato, because the security environment in europe is changing radically, and both nato and european union have to adjust to -- to adjust to this situation. i was briefly presenting the first elements of the global strategy on defense and foreign policy commission and external action services [ inaudible ] we are in close contact when it comes to different points of this. we were mainly discussing today the threats our continent is facing, and [ inaudible ] importance that the two

organizations with moving in the same direction in order to present common views at the nato summit later this year, in july -- in warsaw. he is in fact a lucky man, because he has one summit every two years, and i have one summit a week, and that makes a difference, but i feel encouraged by the meeting and [ inaudible ] yet today, because it became obvious that a stronger european union means a stronger nato, and a stronger nato means a stronger european union until we are working hand in hand in that matter. thank you. >> thank you so much, and good afternoon, and jean claude it's great to see you again.

we had an excellent meeting, and we are in the process of developing better and more close cooperation between nato and european union. and i very much welcome your strong personal commitment to strengthening the cooperation between nato and the european union. that is something we need more than ever, because we face a more challenging security environment. and as you said, we have just discussed the migrant and the refugee crisis, and the european union is responding, nato is responding, and by doing that, we are now working more closely together than we have done before, and we are also approving to the role that we are able to work together, address together, and cooperate in addressing the biggest migrant and refugee crisis

europe has seen since the end of the second world war, and as you all know, nato decided at our defense ministerial meeting the 11th of february, to support the efforts of the european union, of european nato allies, to manage and to handle their migrant and refugee crisis. and 24 hours after we made the decision, we deployed the first ship in the aegean sea. then just before your summit last weekend, we decided to expand our support for the european union. and we have decided to expand our support in three ways. we have increased the area of operation. we have now moved into greek and turkish territorial waters, and

we have started to focus on that area around the greek island of lesvos. and we are planning to move further south in the coming days and weeks, and this is an important part of what we are doing is to -- is to then have naval presence in the aegean sea both in greek and turkish territorial waters. the other thing we did during the weekend was that we decided to increase our cooperation with the european union and [ inaudible ], and i'm grateful we have been able to establish a practical cooperation with frontex. we have exchange of officers, and we have also agreed on the procedures on how to share real time information between the

nato vessels and the -- and activities of frontex. and this is important, because the nato ships are gathering information. they are doing surveillance, reconnaissance, and monitoring the situation, and this is something which is important for both the greek coast guard, the turkish coast guard, and for frontex. and the third thing we did was that we decided to increase the number of ships. there are now five ships in the area. there will be more ships in the coming days, and we also have helicopters on most of the ships, so we are increasing the presence of nato vessels with modern equipment, advanced capabilities, which are then providing support for the e.u. efforts to cut the lines of the

illegal networks and trafficking -- illegal trafficking of people across the aegean sea. >> so there you have the secretary general of nato outlining a three-point plan, which he says is designed to expand nato's support for the e.u. he talked about an increased area of naval operation, ramping up the number of nato vessels in the aegean, and expanding the area of presence as well, both in turkish and greek territorial waters, all part of the aegean sea to try to cut the lines of illegal trafficking, those were his words. talking live in brussels alongside him, the european commission president.

on to other news now. friday marks five years since japan's earthquake and tsunami which killed over 18,000 people. it has required a massive cleanup operation, but some efforts are bringing results. >> translator: we are moving faster to improve the environment so that by march next year, we hope to lift the evacuation orders in all regions, except fukushima. >> al jazeera's harry fawcett has been meeting some of the survivors for whom the disaster remains a constant part of their lives. >> reporter: this has become this man's life work. for 40 years he has been devoted to a nursery school, helping raise generations of children. he helped rebuild the school on this hillside, the old one was swept away by the tsunami. >> all of the hard work and

hardship is rewarded by the children's smiles. they heal us. >> reporter: and healing has been all too necessary since the day of the disaster. he told his wife to stay at home and wait for him while he checked on the school. he found her body a week later. a memory undimmed five years on. >> translator: they stopped the heavy machinery, and i saw my wife. i held her in my arms. she was still intact. i screamed, i'm sorry. i would barely speak. >> reporter: nearly two thirds of the buildings were destroyed. the townhall, where 40 officials, including the mayor lost their lives. robbing their families of their loved ones, and the town of its leadership at a crucial time. the people here have also had to wait for their town to be rebuilt. and in this place, more than most along this coastline, that

process has been marked by delays and argument. there is a decision at least in favor of building a sea wall. but such debates have seen aid money simply unspent. ♪ >> reporter: he is living with his nephew and with kay, the woman he calls the best life in all of japan, he talks to her every day, and hears her talking back. his friend the chief monk, says many speak of seeing and hearing the dead here. >> translator: it is important to understand they aren't frightful forms of existence, they are here to protect us. >> reporter: he feels he is a guardian in turn, not just to young familiar list he wants to help stay here, but to his wife. at 82, he wants to build her a new marital home. >> translator: while i am still

healthy, i want to say sorry for being in this small borrowed space. i want to say here is your room. a room for our alter. this is my biggest, most important goal. >> reporter: in the years before the tsunami, the couple learned to play the harp. she was much better, he says. he can still hear her playing, and her voice correcting him when he goes wrong. people in peru vote in april for their next president, and tackling-drug-related violence is a big issue. john holman reports. peru's main sea port is officially in a state of emergency. police have poured in to try to stop a war between drug gangs competing for one of the country's main cocaine routes.

there is a fight to control the route because of their access to international shipping containers. >> translator: i take out ore and replace it with cocaine before it leaves the port. and there are others involved. everyone is in on it. >> reporter: this is the first time a cargo handler has agreed to talk to international media. he says colleagues who won't go on a gang's payroll or work for rivals are condemned men. >> translator: there's always someone. watching. they make a call, and they come and kill you. >> reporter: once you are in, the money is spectacular he says about $50,000 per container, but there is also no way out. >> translator: if you leave,

they are going to kill you or your family. >> reporter: the rise in drug trafficking and the battle for profit is linked on an increase in maritime trade says the police chief. >> translator: before there were only 4,000 containers leaving month. and now there are 8,000, so the possibilities of getting out illegal merchandise have doubled with a higher flow in commerce. >> but drugs, violence and impunity have for years defined this area. a state of lawlessness has been cook here for yours, and authorities have done little to confront it. now the police have arrived in greater force, but the situation is already out of hand. >> reporter: here this 10 year old is enjoying life with her family only hours before she was shot while with her father.

>> translator: before men just fought with their fists. now it's bullets. before they respected women and children. not now. >> reporter: despite the state of emergency, there's no respite for this community. there have been 25 murders already since the start of december, and the battle for control goes on. john holman, al jazeera. all right. it is time for the sports news now. >> thank you so much. liverpool manager has called their match against manchester united on thursday the mother of all football games. the two most successful clubs in english football will meet for the first time in a european competition. liverpool hosts the first leg of the europea league. >> games like this, mother of all football games, it's -- that's what you really -- what you really want

when you are young, when you play. it's -- you don't have to think about concentration, you are -- you are concentrate -- it's absolutely easy then, and so, yeah, it's a big challenge, but the best thing you can do in football. >> reporter: united beat danish side 6-3 in the last round. this striker scoring twice on his debut. this followed a defeat to west brom on sunday. >> you have to wait, and -- in both cases, i think, so there's no difference, although liverpool and manchester united, it's always a big -- big game. >> reporter: also in the round of 16, the holders face swiss side. the german side talk on

tottenham hotspur. and valencia, face a fellow spanish team. 14-time grand slam champion, nadal believes maria sharapova made an innocent us mistake, but should be punished for her failed drug test. the former world number 1 says she didn't know the drug had been added to the banned list at the start of the year. >> i want to believe that, for sure. it's a mistake for maria. but it's obvious that it is negligence, so -- now that's the rules are like this, and it's fair, and now she must pay for it. scotland has been eliminated from the world t-20 in the first round. there was a painful moment for

two of zimbabwe's batsmen when they collided into each other. the african side posted 147-7 from their 20 overs. zimbabwe showed their agility in the field with this diving catch. they ended up bowling the scotts out for 136. zimbabwe are now 2 wins from 2 in group b. now the colonization of indigenous societies often leads to customs and traditions being forgotten. the arctic winter games in greenland are showcasing a revival in ancient games. paul rees reports from greenland icecap toll, nuuk. >> reporter: getting around by copping on your knuckles may be knew to most people, but in the arctic it's a sport, and like the rest of the traditional games, it's deeply routed in

thousands of years of history. >> the importance about all of these sports the fact that they tie us so close to our culture. a lot of the elders call us the healing generation, because our culture was lost, pushed out by settlers, and this generation of youth has been so strong in bringing it all back, and these games are a big part of inspiring and motivating the youth rebuild what was lost. the kneel jump was to help escape from a polar bear. some of the sports are of more uncertain origins, but all require skill, strength, and athleticism. the sport he is showing me now is the arm pull, a kind of extreme full-body version of arm

wrestling. the story goes the inyou it with men could do this for such a long time that their skin would be flayed off of their forearm. hopefully that won't happen this time, but let's give it a go. a bit more training needed. the arctic regions competing in nuuk have vast distances of ocean between them, but these are as familiar as football in europe or cricket in pakistan. games look like they will keep going for a while yet. paul rees, al jazeera, greenland. >> and that's all of your sport for now. we'll be back with much more a bit later. but that's it for me for now. >> that looked really painful, didn't it? >> yeah, it did. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. that's it for me for now. barbara sarah and our colleagues

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