and this is our. top stories now russia's foreign minister meets his british counterpart in london to try to put behind them and work on common interests this is the first visit since. the killing of the former federal security service agent and xander in london in two thousand and six. russian security is back in the spotlight after fresh violence leaves five people dead in the country's troubled northern caucasus region three policemen were killed in a gun battle in the region and. double suicide blasts in the republic of dagestan.

plus they're looking for a better future but are accused of ruining other people's lives in the process the debate over multiculturalism migrants seek refuge in europe as a free speech activist in austria is found guilty of denigrating religious symbols speaking out against the issue. i'll be back with another update in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the winter olympics in the russian city of sochi a fast approaching with only three years left to make all the preparations and. caught up with the c.e.o. of the sochi twenty fourteen organizing committee they need. to get the latest on the buildup to the games and that interview is coming up next.

this is general shepperd thanks a lot for being with us today my pleasure right so three or so ago till the opening of two thousand and fourteen in sochi you said in one of your recent interviews that time is your main challenge how ready are you what does this mean that maybe you're afraid that you're not going to be done on time you wrote we just in the middle for wonderful journey to deliver the most in a way to ever olympic and paralympic games which will celebrate this period when you more than russia through sustainable positive changes and which in turn will inspire the world and we can all weakness now really positive changes in the region i can tell you that three years of the games were in the good shape way deliver and everything within budget and on time so that russia will be prepared for the games at the highest possible level so you have

test competitions going on in february on the slopes in sochi how do you think they're going to be assessed the european cup will be the first international exam . with the presence of international olympic committee and i know that. from the i see it from claude killy the great will come to church the slopes. again i said the first test event well it's been one year since to vancouver olympics and what do you think you've learnt there and what are some of the things that maybe you're implementing in sochi the first of all we were very much. it was a success reach over again interims of the creating the wonderful electric i would say atmosphere in gauging of the nation around one positive project secondly we were very impressed with the great sports result which

international team of canada team and it's also was a great lesson flown from there and this is certainly the proper planning is the key factor of the success and that is why we have to be ready for any unpredictable things like you remember what happened in weeks later the region the which was secured for the snow for one hundred thirty years suddenly was suffering with the local small so we have to predict every scene and to be ready to deliver what we promised now there's been criticism that canadians bills to so-called white elephant and the bank or of facilities weren't being used enough do you fear the same thing about sochi where trying to be innovative free never thing we created and submitted for the i.c.c. consideration very soul it and sort of legacy plan will be with me

until after the games were and the rest some interest in initiative again we're trying to be innovative there are three main which will be disassembled and then move to another region and assemble toward there. this month but it's not. temporary this is completely permanent meaningless but you can imagine how excited the region who are now beating to host the real lympics venue in this city which never hosts the game but that's the same thing they did in london right venue that they had for the olympics was completely dismantle. yes but dismantled that means that there will be disappear but we'll be working in sort of a real sport to multi-purpose mean you. in the different region but in accordance to the same limp expander let's talk about the mascot everyone is dying

to know what nascar is going to be do you know it's going to be. who knows this will be the democratic election how does the process go. there are several stages of selection of the mascotte the first of all it was a mission all white complain and i'm really proud to say that this is the first time in the history of the olympic movement when all the nation express on this. and the must quote candid that their nation will deserve i. submitted to the candidates more than twenty four selves and different pictures did you expect so much people to participate frankly no we didn't expect expect that it will be a real national interest and we're very happy that it was between. your old caucus and the central part. very

eager to bring those on moscow it is a candid to be on the top of their in then professional jury. presented by the most to recognize respected representative from the league's sport science and of course culture and art selected the short least. eleven candidates must court which will be. submitted to the audience and the people will be voting for you provision the same pro. same system for those can do that which will be the most desirable who will tell the most interesting story and will come to be in the audience a police elect me so it will be like that i know it's a different team but russia also won the world cup to host in two thousand and

eighteen did you advise them before they went to syria. we were not involved in the bidding process of to solve them eighteen. like any russian citizen was. very much inspired with great presentation and the fact that russia. had. a horse first time in the history of. the gold cup and this is a great synergy between. big sport events which is now it's it's a trend that russia is beginning and we need a global sports events because sport is a national priority for our country and i was state leaders making the process of the successful process of the bidding and. we use in the preparation

for the big scale events at the great is at the least it seems to be the rather. smart strategy to pull all the country. partners are putting said that everyone for the players and the participants of the world cup two thousand and eighteen these us will be wait now for the olympic games only the credit people will have to visit free regime why can't everyone have a visa freezing for the olympics. i can tell you that. all the credit it people of course will be provided with no entry visa excess of the host country this is mandatory for. host nation. for this big data. let's wait and see. it will depend on the situation in the wall but i can tell her that. we can all see the great progress for the

make him. process more simple to get to russia i heard this from my foreign friends that it's already well streamlined and. much more easy to come to russia as you've said that hosting the olympic games makes things happen what legacy do you want to leave to russians and to the world right you know everything we're doing we're doing for legacy and that legacy will be the key aspect of success of beat but we're not only talking about that sochi it will turn from the summer resort to all the year round sort it's much more to be what she works such as a project such a twenty fifteen words. let's say blueprint for all of russia.

is the model city where the most. innovative things could be tested and see that implemented all around the country and i can tell you that we can enjoy already a legacy in. three years to the games we can conclude that we have for each. barrier free environment. model in sochi. where accessible environment for those who have disabilities now implemented into the russian law and it's compulsory for the region for any new buildings or reconstruction to be implemented . this is a greatest achievement for the country where about fifteen million people disabilities children every morning trying to get out to the street secondly where in a way to. the region and we have

created a new standard in construction and from the beginning of our beat we aim to not only. protect the environment in the region but also in hence the situation over there and the second achievement we called the legacy it's a green standard in the construction so very similar to the lead bream standard in the sustainable development and now that any construction in the country also it should be done within very. strong standards to be environmentally friendly and this sort of things it's also one of the great example that how careful in handling within the nature it's a wonderful example of introducing all of the persian leopard to the snow leopard

in the caucasus region and the last but not least. the volunteer culture. introduced in another country that the country. really deserve for their. better success now start the process of selecting. the most insisted volunteers who will be proud volunteers not only for the sochi games but will bring the social help and support in the region and create to prove real tangible legacy for the generations to come. thank you very much for this interview thank you.

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the other. top stories the. british counterpart in london to try to put that behind them. this is the. federal security service agent. in london in two thousand and six. people. killed in a. double suicide blast in the republic. looking for a better future. in the process. this

comes as a free speech activist and is guilty of denigrating religious symbols speaking out against the issue. and i'll be back with more news more developments in less than fifteen minutes from all the sporting highlights with you next. have you with us this is sports today i'm you know me i'm ves are some of the stories i'm covering this hour. be a light not another financial issue but a physical on top of the must do i tell us mon gars bail out of their champions league clash with milan later tonight. buck stops here in milwaukee when the popular of the playoff hopefuls in the latest n.b.a. run rushing the l.a. clippers. off the mark after a three year wait russia's only world class ice truck makes its debut with the luge

world cup in spotlight. european football fans well they can rejoice the champions league it's back threat two month break the last sixteen first leg stage gets going on tuesday with the pick of the knights clash is looking set to be the milan spurs match up of the sound zero garth bale though he'll be a must have absence for the visitors to the welsh wing wizard feeling to recover from a bach injury remember bale shipped the footballing world by scoring a hat trick away to inter in the group stages last october rejuvenated crunch are and what i feel van der vaart will play while. i remain in misery diets spurs currently set forth in the premier league at home. it will mean a lot of themselves be set by injuries for the game must see million no alegria will be without a three ineligible january signing books summer purchases that will be new and slot on every time a bitch there are raring to prove themselves in the big leagues after

a lot leicester couple of years fall into the last sixteen stage for the past three seasons and it was english clubs they went to last year and the year before that so abramovich isn't taking the spurs threat lightly i mean we were under. taught them because they haven't been. in champions you know over thirty years like you said but we respect for everybody and we like me learn and we will play our game and whatever happens happens. i guess other fixture sees valencia take on shelter the spaniard said behind only barcelona and real madrid in the from our league will enter the clash favorite shall lie a lonely and domestically. on a lovely about i don't know the favorites to win the champions league this year a barcelona and real madrid from them don't worry it's very even apart from the threat that comes from into milan comments to you noted this field teams at a similar level as through and through this time would show i think we have fifty

percent chances we believe in our potential and rules to respect her opponents but the. ticket prices have meanwhile been set for the euro twenty twelve chapman chips in poland and ukraine forty dollars will get you into some of the group games if of course seats are a veil a ball stadium work still a very much under way across the two countries. to go on sale next month somewhat surprisingly you can also possibly get a seat at the final in kiev on july the first twenty twelve for just fifty dollars if you're seeking i better view though that price rises to a hefty eight hundred dollars like the world cup in south africa last summer tickets for the games will be sold exclusively through the u.s. that website. all right that brings us to the motor sport world where multiple that car rally champion. has announced he's to retire the russian unveiling the news out of press conference here in moscow when he won the car competition seven times in

the truck out of green which is a record in one category the forty one year old winning an astonishing sixty three rally stages all together but despite finishing his driving career chargen will continue to work with the can muster team. you achieved excellent results in the it's no time to end my career i would never have done that if we hadn't such gifted youths on the team who can replace us and wish to not turn the repeat their results to the had but also to improve them. let's stay in the motoring world but move to the ice where russian racers dominated at the second stage of the speedway world championships in tell you over the weekend and it like retain top spot in the overall standings this spite finishing second on the night the winner of the stage to be tree at home it's a bitch closing the gap on the move or a leader to eleven points another russian woman of was third in an event speedsters excelled in sweet stephanie spence and was better than the rest of the

foreign park but could only manage eighth place however not all the participants managed to complete the distance with crush is par for the course on the slippery surface. on to the n.b.a. hardwood now where milwaukee have given their playoff hopes of pushing the right direction rushing the last clippers on home court one hundred two just seventy eight points still pheno leading the way with twenty six points including this effort from behind the are in the third quarter and put the books by four the argentine also made a career high seventy three pointers on the night it was almost walking in the final for the bucs having thirty one points to sweep the clippers one hundred two seventy eight the final score the los angeles team failing or falling i should say to an abysmal four wins twenty one losses on the route the cincy. elsewhere charlotte how to win two remember seeing off champions the l.a. lakers at home by twenty points houston also had no problems at home against denver

while the top team in the west some on to new jersey on the road also away victories for atlanta and portland were detroit and minnesota respectively. but brings us on to box your money and shane mosley are gearing up for what fight founds hope will be a blockbusting parts on may seventh in las vegas the pac man he'll enter his big favorite against thirty nine year old sugar shane with the w b o welterweight championship belt on the line at the m.g.m. grand is my for. to encounter. the born in you know. looking stalk and also. i mean. i'm really happy for this fight and i like what i said to him and you know in the ring . we forgot that we were friends we had to do our job to. give a good fight in him to make people happy what can i say i'm going to be ready made

to fight against manny pacquiao who's the who's the great fighter warrior and these are the type of finds a little to be in. finally a brand new ice truck in the moscow region has played host to the world's best leaders are to his call to table top off was there for us to see how the if stage of the sports world cup on full. russia's only trick for what slay luzhin skeleton was built three years ago in parramatta sixty kilometers outside moscow and the venue has finally deputy at the highest level by hosting a stage of delusion world cup good with a track for the world cup stage has been prepared perfectly everyone is very pleased with it and they say it has become even better it has changed a lot some parts were built and it's not the same track it was last year. meanwhile in the man's singles the best russian loser could delight in his fans winning the inaugural world cup event on the home ground the thirty nine year old olympic

silver medalist heading stage between number fourteen to his trophy cabinet forms before psychologically it was very hard because of the burden of expectation i'm very glad i won in front of the home fans but it's great that i managed to beat the german left on my home truck today it was getting colder and colder and it was snowing so the track wasn't very fast this six time when to olympian level behind the two german measures fairly explore and you langer by clocking the fastest time on the track and setting a new record for all the athletes say the track is unusual and very challenging i hope next year the european championship will be held here this world cup leg was a testing run for many lucia's they got to know the track so by next year they will be fully equipped and ready to compete barmen target off easily currently on top of the overall rankings have to settle for fifth wace and the overall world cup winner

will be decided at the last stage in latvia next weekend contain but out of our team. that is where we need the sport for now i'll see you soon where weather's coming up in just a tick by for. well . the latest in science technology from a realm for. the future covered. me it is easy to. see.

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