deserve to win because you're going to so you know. come point to march when you're going to know we're from. well it was a night well only three home teams one out of forty six years in addition to get out now that the brute in germany and elsewhere that are going to enjoy a three one victory i don't see i. don't want to know unsporting has been mentioned or two to let yourself in turn like the next thursday february twenty first. now under pressure chelsea manager and david ash boss has admitted he does not have the backing of all his players as the blues gear up for an all important home time with burning him in the f.a. cup fifth round all four of the games take place across england on saturday as well as bonus said he is russian abramovich and chelsea found himself in a loving fifth place following saturday's two no defeat is evident and not batting in clash the portuguese coach has his hands full with the nappanee game just three

days later. seven months into the season we will need to be very very careful with with a short time in between the two games. bearing in mind the importance that the trophies have for our season. there's a lot of playing that you can do also i mean we were. we had our injuries recently a lot of players still coming back to play that we want to introduce the team like you know like ramirez but we have to be careful with. the napoli game as well. well meanwhile elsewhere former england captain david beckham has been speaking glowing terms of how are you adding up to the manager being the front runner for the national job fabby archipelagos sensational resignation last week thirty six year old back in his england's most capped outfield player has trained with his los angeles galaxy side as the m.l.s. champions prepare for the new season kicking off next month. great man great

manager. man management is incredible no players that obviously have played under him and. trained under him and you know he's not just a great manager but a great person as well and you know we have everything he's done for the last few years you know you know happy to see that the way in here right now is tottenham manager an incredible job with the team down there and my grandfather would be proud. to be an officer tottenham for years. meanwhile it's unlikely scottish giants the glasgow rangers will go into liquidation that's according to administrators who are called in as the club faces a tax bill of fourteen million dollars however they haven't ruled out redundancies and have met players and manager ally mccoist told them that a review of staffing including playing staff would be necessary as part of the process and that we would keep them at frys of all developments as soon as we could do we next week at least try to there being any decisions taken in this area we are

wholly confident the rangers will continue as a football club we do not think the liquidation and the closure of the club is a likely outcome at all. now in other news beach football world champions russia are gearing up to defend their european crown this weekend here in moscow no don't worry it's being held indoors and russia will play france in the quarter finals well one of the favorites portugal will meet code elsewhere spain to taking on italy and switzerland will play remaining russia ended spain's reign as european champions in two thousand and ten and followed it up by beating brazil in the world cup final last year so they are aiming for the third trophy in a row but know the competition tell. me about it it's definitely switzerland and portugal matches against these two sides are always difficult they are without a doubt our main rivals in europe. that switch to tennis where the women's new world number one victoria azarenka has reached the quarter finals of the cats are

open she defeated simona halep of romania in straight sets but it wasn't without a fight as r. and perhaps you battled back from three one down in the first set you straight and i will now face in iraq require a belgian. waffle seed agnieszka dancer of poland is also into the last eight she had a straight set when americans. are still without a title during her eleven years as a pro. pala struggles about the stones are clinched her first back to back wins of the season defeating veterans but let's go to the public in straight sets us they've been champions those ended last year on a high because that starts to the sense. while on the men's tour the quarter final line up has been decided at the a.b.n. amro world's tennis championships in rotterdam this series august gay is true to the last eight after beating alex vogel of in straight sets to set up a meeting with none of us wanted to. publish burdick practically walked into the

quarterfinals after cypriot opponents marcos baghdatis wants to retire with a cough injury after only three games but it will now meet italian and play a set or nonstate. while third seed harden martin del potro defeated slack in qualifying paddle back in straight sets and i think so because to know it's their place in the semifinals. golf now and after winning his fortieth title last week phil mickelson is again the man to catch as the american has a one shot lead after the first day at the northern trust open in california from home of course and is in a rich vein of form after winning at pebble beach last week he hit a five hundred sixty six during the first day at the riviera country club and that put him top of the leaderboard one shot ahead j.b. holmes and him to make it work when we go. shopping. well meanwhile on the european saw the players are in india for the about the masters and it's scotland's

peter white food scene yeah and spain's at hand are kind of bad as who share a one shot lead after the first round in new delhi a six on the ball sixty six as they headed for the regal colombo with six other golfers a further shot behind. the . now former ones only russian drug of authority but their office finally found a seat for the fast approaching season as the former rhino man has joined the k two in same the twenty seven year old is replacing yano truly behind the wheel of the malaysian owned british based unfit another in i.q. of a line and will be the club's teammate this year because rob is due to take part in pre-season testing in barcelona next week and the season getting underway with the australian grand prix in melbourne in a month's time. now despite a subzero temperatures in the russian capital. a group of joke is happy that the

cult fray selloff of exercise and lancaster afterthoughts. this is the annual run moscow event first organized by nike in the summer of two thousand it sent twelve thousand people covered the five k. distance marking the beginning of a running fad in the russian capital the following year the organizers responded to popular demand and added a ten k. run to the event the company gathers its data through its a running club which offers amateur runners a number of opportunities including year around training this moscow running group is less than two years old and its member base grows continuously might be minus twenty outside by the subzero temperature is not a barrier for these daredevils the morning welcomed the group of amateur runners with a biting frost it's hard to imagine what exactly possesses an individual to throw on a pair of sneakers and go for a jog keep in mind that any exposed skin will no doubt fall victim to the piercing

cold however each one of these enthusiastic has a personal goal to accomplish and the instructors are ready to help achieve the task no matter how big or small people who are the absolute we get there is different people some of them are in great health some of us so we get from restless from the mill to servicemen workers and they all want to try a different direction in life. the running club employs instructors likes it again and uses several moscow parks throughout the year offering free of charge training to anyone summertime is by far the most popular season for the club with hundreds and even thousands of people participating foreigners who are working or studying in russia are also a regular sight and many found this to be a perfect way to meet new friends so you share with the same passions the same feelings as before and this is the. thing that makes us. even

if it's a them. movie weekend. longer than. i would i think in addition to regular training sessions with a professional instructor this running club also offers an interactive experience on its website but the real challenge isn't online it's outside where true heroes are made in an unforgiving russian winsor room on cost or of artsy moscow. and that's all sports. culture is that so much different and there's a huge musician can find the mark with syria in the spiral of violence why does the west refuse to describe events being played out in syria as a civil war why is there such means.

russia says no to regime change in syria and votes against what it calls an unbalanced un resolution that fails to address the dangers posed by armed insurgents. fueling anti around rhetoric israel accuses the islamic state of targeting its diplomats after thai police link a group of iranians to explosions in bangkok. as eurozone leaders decide the terms of the next bailout package for embattled greece we were poured on how some euro free countries are managing to avoid the worst out of europe's crisis.

is in comment live broadcasting to you from the heart of moscow i'm karen taraji the majority of the u.n. general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution that piles more pressure on the syrian president to step down russia was among those who voted against the motion moscow maintains the conflict should be solved by the syrian people without foreign pressure marina port has the latest from new york. this is very much a symbolic kind of message on the part of the international stage because you have an overwhelming majority of the u.n. members in the general assembly supporting a resolution that essentially endorses the arab league plan which calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step down it also condemns syrian authorities for violating human rights fundamental rights or freedoms and using force against

civilians it also calls for u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon to appoint an envoy to syria this text of resolution condemns syrian authorities now the reason for all countries did not support this resolution is because they argue it's on balance most of those would because you know order to resolve the syrian crisis there's a need to uphold principle which no one seems to object to the violence must be stopped by all sides and this series solutions can only be found through an inclusive political led by the syrians themselves today's arab league draft resolution on the situation in the syrian arab republic does not meet these criteria. to a large extent it reflects the worrying trend that causes concern to attempt to isolate the syrian leadership to reject contact with it and impose an external formula for a political settlement but. russia has in the past of course offered to

facilitate a dialogue between a syrian officials and representatives of the opposition groups to host those negotiations in moscow but now where you see the majority of the international community standing behind a plan that calls for president assad to step down the opposition groups will most likely not be running to a negotiation table. and serial violence is getting worse nearly a year after it first flared up with government troops doing all they can to crush the armed insurgency both sides accuse each other of committing atrocities but the facts are hard to confirm due to heavy restrictions on foreign media activity arctic correspondent maria for national house the latest from the conflict torn country. damascus one day two funerals the men in both coffins were killed falling victim to the ongoing crisis in syria but at the hands of different sides. shake

a stick thirty seven reportedly received five bullets to his chest and his head has become the first religious leader slain in the capital process for announcements those who knew him say the mom had tried to stay in the middle of the present crisis but couldn't help condemning the armed and to government forces that he blamed for bloodshed in his country. but i would like to go back a few months ago we had people saying words like freedom and peaceful where is the freedom if they simply kill those against them is this the freedom they wanted. a brutal irony that shakes adik himself was gunned down by those whose violence he'd put himself against or not going to let he was killed because he was calling for reform and the end of clashes basically did he want chaos a new day this is what you all this is the message to all islamic leaders the word

of truth may cost your life would be the you tried to defend your country or stop the violence or stop bloodshed you are not safe if you are saying the truth many people pay the price for truth he was one of them in. malta for some a traitor for others an internet page of the opposition news network sharm gives a chilling picture of the hatreds driving conflict in syria. he was killed and his soul was sent to hell this is what he deserves and then people don't have political issues. and he saw it it is really a very deep crisis very rare for him and you will see me turn to a demonstration or a protest the that's exactly what happened at this funeral procession. the those who gathered to pay tribute to. show dead deer and then to government protest have not only brought flowers and grief but also political slogans and

demands month in hardware afraid for our children and people and brothers and sisters. witnesses say the bullets caught the young boy at the threshold of the mosque at his body fell inside we have in islam. for respect shown with four respect with holy mosques and we believe we have to avoid any kind of violence in mosques but unfortunately with this kind of crimes with this kind of dodgy the situation there is no hole in this for any god with harlan's causing even more violence syria seems to find itself in a vicious circle with little hope of finding a way out. or if notion r.t. damascus syria the syrian insurgency is being aided by foreign powers pursuing their own agendas in the region that's the view of award winning investigative journalist ross baker. we're seeing

a similar pattern to what we saw in libya and that is this the western countries clearly want bashar assad out just as much as they wanted khadafi out and we are seeing this introduction of tremendous amounts of force very skilled sophisticated operations like the assassination of the cleric like the assassination of a general the other day in damascus very skilled operatives are bringing this battle right home to assad and that is not the sign of a traditional peaceful uprising that's not to say that there are not a large number of people in syria who would like to get rid of assad but i think that that sentiment of part of the population is being dramatically helped along by outside forces still ahead here this hour a year after the al prizing against gadhafi ongoing violence on claims of torture in libya cast a dark shadow on the country's anniversary celebrations. and the foreign media has

a new darling from the russian blogger and anti-corruption activists and no doubt home for his more radical and aggressive use. top police are searching for two more suspects linked to a failed terror plot targeting two israeli diplomats in bangkok two iranians have already been detained over explosions in thailand already under enormous international pressure over its nuclear program denies accusations it was behind the attack here we go reports. like the battle drones are growing louder and louder with israel continuing to this really harsh rhetoric towards iran accusing them essentially of terrorizing the entire world community there was a harsh statement from tel aviv which called to impose paralyzing sanctions on tehran all this while iran has just made it clear that they are indeed ready to sit down for talks to continue talks on its nuclear program but the prime minister of

israel has made a statement saying that iranian aggression should be stopped so there of course that brings forth many theories that the military confrontation with iran is imminent and nowhere are these fears more prominent than in israel according to the latest polls less than fifty percent of the israelis support the idea of going to war with iran most of them believe that israel has enough problems of its own already already existing you don't really need another confrontation with iran there is of course the issue of palestine which never really completely goes off the table then there is the rather strained relations with lebanon which some fear may escalate into a renewed conflict and the latest of those concerns of course is the issue of egypt where the muslim brotherhood says that they might reconsider a peace accord which they do have with israel in response to us. in regards to the ngos scandal so a lot of people in israel primarily are thinking that perhaps israel should stop

the rhetoric it does carry on right now and focus on its internal problems and the problems on its borders rather than really push forth with aggressive rhetoric towards iran. are closely following developments surrounding iran online dot com to get all the latest updates on the american stance on iran is hardening despite u.s. intelligence concluding there is little chance the islamic state will start any military action against the contrary. from the top and inspection was made of what's russia's brand new international track to the test as he takes the seat. co-pilot. used today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has

been seeing from the streets of kandahar. joint operations throughout the day. russian blogger alex in the violent has been heaped on global praise for his anti-corruption campaigning may compare to some as wake says a julian assange but if abroad he's seen as a harsh critic of lodging a coup back home he is just as well known for his radical nationalist arches and he said now i reports. he's the anti corruption crusader making waves in and outside of russia for his push for transparency and exposing multi-billion dollar holes in state projects to a political phenomenon blow good opposition dolling alexei live on the often gets glossy coverage and is rarely asked tough questions by international media whether comparing navarre you need to julian assange or calling him one of the most

influential new political figures he's hardly challenge to prominently praised and very present they used a small print production of what is the very basis of the political system which would inform go he's not of course when speaking at rallies which have been after their biggest numbers in decades because it's got. him. you know these are good guys notice they're going to preview the results of the really don't because it's just nobody's popularity in major cities and on the web source in comparison with the rest of russia is good when you've got your foreign media coverage won't make him any more popular they keep writing about nirvana but his recognition rate and russia is only some three percent many russians who do know now who are knee due for his sometimes shocking nationalism. what if it was the words that dressed up as

a dentist here he compares migrant workers to rotten teeth that need pulling out. we name but that would be what i see and hear non russian intruders to cockroaches . smiling you'll need more than a sliver to kill them. with i'm still going to commit this but inside russia you find much more criticism of the blogger and his questionable connections to radicalism than abroad where it's usually buried barely mentioned or brushed off as a larger russian problem we tried calling contacting and finally caught up with not vied me but to no avail i didn't see it but i know that it was there that is the reason it was not with. the press and i sat there with a good idea spying you know what you know it's not possible to know absolutely seconds later he did find time to tell russia's rian news agency he's ignored by

much of the russian press because that's what. the committee because i was going to go the focus of the system and what he was up there with seemingly more ready to speak ironically to non russian channels about the country's corruption problems and criticised putin and put forward a real solution rather than how to make sure russia is for russians and he said now r t moscow. still to come this hour getting back on track find some european countries are back on the road to recovery thanks to keeping away from the single currency katie at our business desk has more on one of the unlucky ones yeah one of the it is portugal which is now in the spotlight as officials are in lisbon to the side of the country qualifies for the next tranche of bailout cash which according to goldman sachs isn't nearly enough anyway i'll have the details in about ten minutes time this provision. libya is marking the

first anniversary of the start of its nato backed up rising which brought down colonel moammar gadhafi and led to a brutal civil war the national transitional council which took charge is still struggling to control the country and the sea international recently accused the end t.c.l. failing to protect human rights claiming thousands of gadhafi supporters have been tortured inside libya former rebels are locked in a power struggle civilians remain armed and the economy is crumbling and dependent journalist elysium phelan who covered events in libya during the uprising says the outcome was predictable. there is actually no government in libya at the moment the n t c is nothing more than a media show that there are hundreds of militias that control different parts of the country and this is one of gadhafi and the former libyan government always warned that this would happen so we are seeing that anybody who doesn't agree with

this state of affairs by the western backed rebels is systematically prosecuted as you mentioned unless the have have done a report showing that there is a systematic persecution of people who support about feet not least the former permanent representative of the united nations but that was their daughter human rights watch did a report on it basically say that he's been tortured to within an inch of his life and they called for him to either be brought before a court or released immediately to very important other figures to ask me to bring him and. philosophers just because they don't support the nato backed intervention in their country they have also been tortured to this day are being detained we actually don't know their status. where i was interested in your opinion and today we're asking what has revolution made of libya log on to our to dot com to participate in our latest global web let's take a look at the numbers as they stand right now so far almost half of you believe

libya is now an oil coude for western powers close to a third think the revolution has ruined a country torn apart by civil war fifteen percent say it's now a hotbed for islamic radicals but only a few say that it is now a country on the path to democracy go on line to have your say. russian special forces helicopters and artillery have been deployed to an area on the border of russia's republics of chechnya and dagestan where militants are hiding out the ongoing counterterrorism operation has seen thirteen police officers killed the fight started three days ago and shows no signs of ending three groups of militants are being hunted in harsh weather conditions in a mountainous terrain officials say there are around thirty gunmen currently blocked in by security forces in the area. some world news and briefly this hour. german president are still moving.