difficult the english don't know themselves what they want to be able to for another word in english before there was an english and there was no good so it's like a foreign english for english i hope that they know will do well so it's going to be tougher of course also for them but he's going limits with the head coach of the trouble that gee i mean look you were coming to him about all i don't know i don't know. he had a coach but they're in talks and i was making oh i don't know i don't know or you know or the russian competition is good most teams are in moscow and she's also in moscow although they play in the latest. i don't know who's going to be the closer . look because what you could you recommend by training regime is a big high call to most people expect it is a high quality very much make sure you fly with the flights. because you know that was for me they did issue you know the flying was. in a type of place you fly with we know what happened with certainty so for that reason but the competition is strong and you see

a lot more of the world then you're going to ever see that it was a great experience for me. now two other football years and in the english premier league manchester city have regained top spots after a one zero victory at aston villa reverse them on cheney's manner now two points ahead of rivals manchester united full of a solitary goal from joleon lescott meanwhile the boss of wounds missed the chance to hold themselves away from the relegation zone as they were thrashed one hundred by rivals west brom five one in the school and what would you. meanwhile there was a dramatic conclusion to this is africa cup of nations underdog zambia one on penalties against overwhelming favorites the ivory coast shootout finished eight seven exactly as for a run off the goal is to roll ivory coast captain to be a drogba had the chance to win the title for his team but missed a penalty in normal time it sound is first ever africa cup of nations title. now to tennis where russia's davis cup same will face

a relegation playoff following defeat to austria the surprise loss means austria through to the quarterfinals for the first time in seventeen years while training two one going into the final day playing russian he they couldn't afford to lose any of sunday's rubbers first up was alex problem all of judea who made it in a special start to his davis cup career with russia he went down in straight sets to. commit evil commits in straight sets granted under stardom out of whose academic austere on the tie three to face playing in the next round. now russian mixed martial arts fighter most of us alive took on seven times you jitsu champion cornell's of parker in moscow this weekend the fight was one of ten in kicked off the inaugural verdict m.m.a. fighting championship michael cruickshank i was ringside. splitting the evening's ten flights into two the main event certainly sapped up everything he could in the build up the lives entry into the ring was baffling as it was astounding with girls dressed in traditional tatarstan gowns flanking him from left

and right as the bemused that popped a look on indeed the almost over the top presentation was in line with the lifestyle of the claim to fame he's one of the official ambassadors to the two thousand and thirteen university of games to be held in the crowd was in the mood for a good fight having seen blood hit the canvas in early abouts but despite such a fantastic match up the fight flattered to deceive the two opponents in the first minute of the fight tousling it out on the arena floor before most alive dispatched a couple of left footed kicks to set up the side of the menacing pole grimaced and after the medics examined him deemed him no longer a fight worthy ju-ju a broken rib but it seems that was news allies game plan all along which moment if you don't win would trigger us why not two can you tell who i replied i can for two rounds with this guy is a really serious opponent to have to break something or i won't get anything out of

the fight but the manner in which the fight and they didn't put a damper on with the live celebrations calling out anyone who wished to challenge him. there were a host of other bouts during the mixed martial arts extravaganza with fighters from all over the world competing tonight's event is undoubtedly a display of raw power and aggression so it's a little bit strange to see women entering the ring the cage behind me. indeed the night entertainment included an all female bout but there wasn't much to see as young disposed of opponents within minutes of the first round when asked whether more women should participate yet his position was interesting. i actually prefer fewer women in the sport i prefer it to be just me among all these men. the remaining flights were contrast to quick victories and slow tiresome wrestling duels and although the main event was over before it had really begun the crowd's approval of the night was resoundingly. mark of genco party moscow now in ice

hockey russia have lost their final much of the swedish games the third stage on the euro hockey top russia were down four nailed to the czech republic on the final day of competition sweden won the tournament as the host the reigning world champion spillane three one the swedes are now top of the overall standings drawn toward the right. meanwhile legendary new zealand rugby player journalism has confirmed he needs a second a kidney transplants the former all black when i originally received their native kidney in two thousand and four after being diagnosed with a degenerative disorder however that has recently stopped working then he needs a second transplant when we scored thirty seven tries in sixty three tests for new zealand and three nine hundred ninety four and two thousand and six. in the n.b.a. following their recent take off the rockets have been grounded by golden state the warriors ending houston's three game winning streak with a one hundred six ninety seven when the warriors didn't start to great going up

a little right in the infield he says kevin martin fortunately high twenty eight points including five three pointers. that dagger following the offensive rebound pushing the rockets out why not i lately first the warriors would regain composure by turning into the final. basically cleaning up the offensive glass in his way to fifteen points thirteen million dollars for the back or monta ellis and stephen curry combined for forty seven points carries acrobatic lay up on the foul helping the warriors pull away for a one hundred six ninety seven win. and oh phil mickelson overturned a six shot deficit when the pebble beach national in california is now night on the all time list of career wins with forty titles to his name this after a flawless final round for an eight under sixty four after birdies that call this tee shot at the fifth perfectly sets out another birdie.

michael sobers rather than one point one million dollar first prize tiger woods was well poised going into the final round the three straight programs and his hopes of victory despite that lovely plan to shop for a birdie on the twelfth that's finished nine shots off the pace while overnight leaders south korea's charlie way finished on fifteen under two shots behind the bench a winner mickelson who isn't getting carried away with his recent achieved. it's cool i mean it's really cool don't get me wrong i mean but whatever we had number it was and wherever timeless it was a meaningful win for me because of where it took place and the fact that i have it i haven't played as well as i would like these last few months i knew i was close but i wasn't getting the results and this just gives me a big boost of confidence that the things that but that i've been working on are are our pain are finally to my just poor way yardy massey

a lot of overcame plenty of adversity on his way to winning the rally of sweden the things about having a tie upon just to take top spot at the second rally of the a. in into second place that paula came into the final day makes twenty three secondly over eventual runner up and then twenty six year old able to deal with a stage twenty two. i still maintain a second advantage meanwhile russian you have going over the gulf coast time defending champion sebastian lobe out of the top five running champion still maintains a ten point overrule eight spyglass in spanish incredibly. close to months off but after damaging his ties on the same ball as his books he might not qualify. for that's all the sports news for now dimitri will be here in a couple of hours time joining the.

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the sports record capital outflows in two thousand and eleven money is starting to flow back into russell will tell you how much in business since one thousand minutes. it's three pm in the russian capital this is archie coming to you live from a need to know why with our top story this hour and moscow says a ceasefire should be established between both sides in the conflict before a peacekeeping mission can kick off in syria says damascus swiftly rejected a brand new arab league initiative with a proposal back to the opposition and calls for a joint arab un peacekeeping force archie's star first has the details. well russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been meeting with his counterpart from of the way on certain things he discusses recent trip to damascus and of course the

decisions made by the arab league over the weekend with the formal announcement of the end of the observer mission and cause for another mission to be started at this time with u.n. peacekeepers now in response to those decisions made over the weekend the first minister said today that he regrets russia regrets the decision to end the mission the idea of peacekeepers being sent into syria's cantonese more explanation and crucially syria's going to me to agree to this of course damascus rejected there is an issue proposals yesterday for years peacekeepers to the ten say now is a breach of their internal affairs so that we need to be suited as well before that could go ahead and also a cease fire would need to be called in the country the firmest all say discuss the friends of syria meeting the west unless that meeting is going to take place in

tunis here on february the twenty fourth he said to this group that if it was able to unite the different factions in syria then it would be a good thing but it would have to be able to do that no simply be seen to be backing the opposition of course finding consensus both within the country and internationally just what to do with the quizes as he extremely problematic has been very very difficult to be able to find a solution a cease everyone we know that the neighborhood that there's it's reported that there's a draft a u.n. resolution prepays by saudi arabia and it is true that extremely similar to the proposal that russia and china and of the target of course the pullout that we saw that extremely damaging to the cause of trying to find a solution to the ongoing situation that are even. weekend al-qaeda came out to make a statement backing the opposition and again that is the problem to know what each

t.v. length situation and he will be the ongoing crisis in fear is leaving the door open now for the involvement kerrin. binnie can play anything invited just continues almost daily this issue of what he did how do you think everybody remaining writes the very top of the international agenda well author and journalist afshin rattansi thanks to you as an al-qaeda court end up fighting side by side in syria to safeguard common interest once again there are the united states and european union states as usual supporting al qaeda. in afghanistan prior to nine eleven. it is shocking to hear american statesman like john mccain calling for intervention presumably u.s. troops side by side fighting against president assad of syria this really shows what exactly americans are approving on north protecting the interests of u.s.

citizens and more european union leaders are weary statement to back any attacks we saw with lethal consequence in aleppo twenty eight in december forty four dead in damascus this is this is getting out of hand it's getting dangerous. well the u.s. has continued its cause for regime change saying it's only a matter of time before the art of government collapses and as history shows washington may find a way around the barriers including the un if it decides to push through its agenda on syria. what's in that mandate having failed to reach international consensus on syria it's been a complete waste of time washington prepares to act around the you way for the time being the administration firmly rules out any form of u.s. military intervention in syria but the pentagon is busy filling out an attack strategy on syria just think ace should the president called for action experts say

history shows the absence of international consensus would not be an obstacle to washington if it decides to go ahead with intervention the united states sees the u.n. as a tool of convenience if the u.n. is supple and going along with the united states then the united states is fine to have a u.n. sanction for its actions but when the u.n. and the people of the world or the countries of the world resist then the united states says the u.n. is unwilling to do its job and then uses other instruments like nato or other military arrangements they did that in the case of yugoslavia they did that in the case of the iraq war whenever the u.n. doesn't go along the u.s. then says well to heck with you one will use some other instrument for the exercise of american power last year the u.n. security council authorizes needed to protect civilians in libya but the mission resulted in regime change the libyan authorization of force was very specific and it didn't authorize regime change in the countries that partook in their operation

clue you know actually it's for exceeded the u.n. mandate and their operations i think that symbolic of the fact that these libya that these u.n. mandates really need for in the terms of international law and it's just the reality of it needed countries have flooded levy and rebels with weapons despite a u.n. arms embargo the u.s. government wants the u. one but they were. are you willing to do the u.s. bidding way of the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which has done repeated me demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier the sinai the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be recognized the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations their take on the issue of palestinian rights we can see here

a manipulation of the united nations when it does with the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria for the work by russia to call for all sides in the conflict to stop the violence and to start a dialogue instead he chose to take sides in a civil war. one like describe the u.s. that's here to towards the u.n. use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for wealth ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up for you next hour with investigative journalist also instantly who says there's no unity in the opposition and the calls for military intervention aren't supported by facts here's

a preview. although both sides the differences in military intervention essentially political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and protest. the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of the no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because there isn't any even claimed that i know of the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that is what people so far as i'm just seems a political pretext very. well unprecedented humiliating sellout of greece's sovereignty and future and that's the view of critique protesters after the approval of a massive new austerity package the bill was passed as running battles tore through the capital with more than one hundred buildings looted or tourists by the enraged

mobs of three hundred m.p.'s one hundred ninety nine voted in favor with many of those who rebels thrown out of their parties now there are thirty measures were demanded by greece's international creditors in return for a second one hundred thirty billion euro bailout athens needs the cash to pay off interest on its massive debts to keep its rapidly shrinking economy from faltering let's get more perspective on this from greece i should say with john laughlin director of studies at the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris thanks for being with us once again mr laughlin approving the cuts has been to say the least i think painful for greece surely implementing them is going to be even tougher. it is but the pain is already there because after all this is not the first time that greece has been asked to cut spending it's been cutting spending for eighteen months and in that period it's fair to say that the greek economy has entered

a death spiral in other words there has been an economic collapse in greece when the first plan was mooted eighteen months ago the e.u. and the i.m.f. suggested that the economy in my contract by three percent will in fact it's contracted by six percent in the last year unemployment has gone up to twenty percent sixty thousand small businesses have gone out of business since the summer so we are watching an economy now in free fall and certainly if the new measures which have just been voted are implemented then that free fall will continue and this isn't just a matter of figures percentages. fractions of g.d.p. and so on this is people's livelihoods people are going out of business people are going hungry as will not have enough to live off this is a very very dangerous situation in greece at the moment how does that freefall plus what you said about the people who are actually suffering and what we're seeing in athens over the past twenty four hours not enough to change the government's mind

and if it's not what is. elections. this greek thing has been going on as we know for two years. there have been cliffhangers almost constantly now for six months on this latest package the fact is that greece is as it were under administration at the moment it has a so-called technocratic prime minister a former employee of goldman sachs and he used to work for the european central bank he is the epitome of an international bureaucrat. but this situation is a transitional one and there are to be elections in april now you said in your introduction hundred ninety nine m.p.'s voted for this out of three hundred that means there are already one hundred m.p.'s in the parliament who are against it it's the parliament previously as you know returned the socialist. prime minister a socialist government under the leadership of george papandreou that party in the

past that socialist party is now at eight percent in the polls so it seems to me pretty certain that by the time an election is held in april the political landscape will change radically we already see the extreme left and the extreme right on the rising greens those are the only parties left to protest against this destruction of the country's national sovereignty and i think it's almost certain that they will greatly increase their votes if not possibly even take power by the supreme. court those elections are before april there's another deadline to get this next bail out greece must cut three hundred twenty five million euros from its budget and it has to stick to the austerity plan no matter what wednesday is the deadline do you think it will happen. well they have to sign up to these things and yes i think they will sign up to them because as i say for the last six months this is what has been happening last minute deals on paper have been brokered and so yes

i think the wednesday deadline for an agreement will be met but that it's one thing to talk about the agreement on paper and the other thing to talk about what is happening in the country at large. let's just pause for a moment we've seen we've all seen pictures of these. buildings being polite enough that. everybody agrees that the number of protesters over the weekend to death and was between forty five and a hundred thousand you'll remember your viewers will remember that when fifty thousand people went on the streets of moscow in december people said that this was the end of the putin regime fifty thousand people in moscow is a drop in the ocean the entire population of moscow is larger than the entire population of greece so if you can get fifty thousand or one hundred thousand out onto the streets of athens you're dealing with a very big popular movement in greece is not the only country by the way where that's happened over one hundred thousand people on the streets of lisbon on

saturday as well so i think we really are seeing a break down the aisle in the euro system the situation is untenable and it will i think i'm sure collapse at some point possibly in it what do you make of the recent talk among e.u. . toppy you say about the possibility of greece leaving the euro i mean we've been hearing from experts in critics about collapse but now we're hearing about rumors of it at the top what does that mean. it's a very good question and it's an indeed a very interesting development. i'm not sure who exactly referring to but i've certainly seen remarks to that effect made by the german vice chancellor philip and by the german finance minister the finance minister. when these people start talking about it you know that it's serious. there is one theory and i then some credence to it that the germans who are calling the shots on this do indeed want to force crease out of the euro there is

a lot of bad feeling as you go towards greece by germans and i germany and vice versa and there is a theory that perhaps certain leading german politicians want to lots of oil and get rid of greece if that is the calculation in other words to force greece to leave the euro if that is the calculation i fear that it's a mistake because the problem in the eurozone is not a greek problem it is a structural problem in the euro zone these debt problems which various countries are suffering from including of course italy but also portugal spain and ireland these debt problems are the inevitable consequence of the way the euro is structured they are the inevitable consequence of it and the measures which are being required of these countries to as it were remedy the situation are only making things worse so even if greece were to be forced out and think europe my prediction is that the markets will then realize that the eurozone is not impregnable and will turn their attention to other countries as well whose position

is very similar in particular political. dunlop when director of the institute of democracy and cooperation thank you very much for your analysis from paris. well arty's crosstalk was also focusing on greece's financial predicament coming your way in just under fifteen minutes the hidden cost of bailout rescue. the change is clear in germany you give me the cash to survive given my debt problem i'll give you my sovereignty but will the public actually comply will they agree to accept the pain of this austerity and will they agree to submit the most important sovereign aspect which is your this school your budget to technocrats in brussels that are not answerable to your population through the use of monitoring because you're going to me there's nothing and that's i might's i might be provocative here but that's all.