in the quarter finals is another home ties this time again if they can overcome spurs in the replay i'll have another side involved everton and sunderland while lescott travel to the winner of the replay when chelsea. meanwhile russia have cemented their reputation as one of big shockers powerhouses after winning the european cup in moscow nicholai piece about his men beat portugal four to win the final while switzerland defeated it in a take the place which is one point reports. the home crowd only to demand fires and those as russia took on portugal in the final game itself is expected to be close with two nations two of the strongest and most sports sometimes just time qantas panurge you can buy a piece of its team and dispose of italy in the semifinals of the royal st george's gold beat in switzerland to get into the final the home side would have been the scoring early on things to give

a shake of. however the russians would have to wait until midway through the second period to double barry bonds a huge busy boy to me you needed to know. for sure you were in charge of control munched of a drawing to the home fans who were being given a fantastic show big shocker by the reigning world champion. pundit was yet more to share as i like see my card of grade three know what was always been lost touch of the second period. could you have plenty of work to do in the final period if they wanted to find a way back into the mind however of a task which made all but impossible as you to me it graeme to second again pub result beyond any doubts but this does need a miracle they wanted to lift the trophy themselves and they did give themselves a lifeline as i'm sure can mine people go back book with only fifteen minutes remaining and another play goal is needed the toss is over it's impossible. gays

make the school more respectable but that proved to be the last kick of again but despite that african measure would have no effect on the final school line russia home to a well deserved full to win much to the delight of their fans and a captain in nearly all of. the goods it's a wonderful feeling to industry feelings we weren't able to win here in two thousand and five when the most to switzerland in the final however we weren't as experience then and we were just learning about the sport seven years on and we've managed to win the european cup it's great that so many fans came along to watch this very professional display by the russians this means a better place kings of european beach shall come back goalkeeper and leave the field ski timbers old has done joy a lot of homework and frankie the most important thing is that we won and play really confidently that's the age strongest side from europe we're here and once again we showed everyone that we are the best team on in the first place play all

switzerland managed to get one over their rivals equally as the swiss eventually run five winners. parts of his own about the russians and the wings of a home crime was russia managed to saying thank you ripping up crime is a great comfort and those for the chain to continue their preparations and their world cup title junkie t. next year. has been a fabulous display by russia the last couple of days are advised to win this soccer crowd once again very arriving with all of them a long way oh it was. a lot see here all scale. now on the tennis where roger federer has won the world total meant in rotterdam the while number three comfortably defeated juan martin del potro in straight sets the sixteen time grand slam when i raced into a five love set late eventually taking it six one victory then never looked in doubt in the second as federer racked up a straight sets win six ones. for how many. seventy first. time.

meanwhile in the women's game victoria azarenka remains unchanged in two thousand and twelve after thrashing sound stosur six one six two when the qatar open this was as a regular seventeenth consecutive win as the australian open champion dominated instruct. now the n.b.a.'s new a sensation jeremy lin and his new york knicks side have returned to winning ways after beating defending champions dallas one hundred four ninety seven new york of one eight out of the last nine with a harvard graduate playing in a big part of that run in the twenty three year old whose father moved to the usa from taiwan has emerged as a huge global star. i love my family i love my relatives one special request i have is for the media back in taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even you know go to work without being bombarded in people

following them and so i just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in taiwan and i think that you know hopefully this will give back to everybody because they need to live their lives well. meanwhile the oklahoma city thunder have beaten the denver nuggets in overtime thanks to a career best score from kevin durant's and huge contributions from russell westbrook and barca are an awful a i was top scorer for the visits with twenty nine points but it was gerard who stole the show posting the n.b.a.'s top score this season as he helped himself to fifty one points westbrook also had an excellent night getting three out of six long run shots on his way to forty points one hundred twenty four one hundred eighteen the finest school. funny people from twenty eight special needs schools gathered in the moscow region for an annual sports ornament this year's event has an added significance with some of the when is receiving a chance to train for an expedition to the north pole where monk also have reports

. unlimited mobility for people with disabilities is slowly but surely becoming a common theme in modern society but the world's largest country is still up and coming in this sense improving its environment each year special praise is in order for people like my face bharat whose adventure lab offers a unique experience for the you know what we're going to stage the fifth russian you thinks biggish into the north pole kids who want to take part must be sixteen to eighteen years old and they must take part in skiing contests like ski russia twenty twelve we've also decided to set up an event for kids with disabilities who are just as enthusiastic and yearning to win as so-called normal kids. candidates for the north pole expedition are selected in two phases with the first already having been staged on the twelfth the february a sport of an all russia ski day the annual ski rush event so hundreds of thousands of amateurs braved the subzero temperatures across the country. when so many people

take part in ski racing it's always a joy it means sport is popular in our country and more people choose a healthy way of life it's the city's anniversary of the race which has a long history and good traditions who had about twenty five thousand participants this year pilla joy but they sure as kompany has been organizing skiing competition for kids with special needs for four years with twenty eight teams joining the action this winter to compete for the mayor scott we shared going to go see it it's been a great day so motional we won this race last year and hopefully will defend our title this time the kids did their best indeed and that's thanks to very thorough training. having a good time with their friends and family is what it was mostly about for the majority of the participants and achieving a winning result has taken the back stage to a one of a kind of winter experience. having fun is not the only goal for these kids in case

sell one of their buddies to get in for a ball on the track their friends will be a right there to help them and this is how it's done let's go. the north pole skiing expedition led by two time guinness world record holder much they sure are all will be staged from the fifteenth until it's one third of april the fifth edition will feature seven young men and women who will cover one hundred kilometers to reach the top of the earth and the presence of people with physical limitations is by no means a hurdle. was originally when we crossed greenland we had a guy who could not walk because of spinal paralysis he would sit on a special board and push him so forward with sticks but his disability did not prevent him from cooking the sign that was his job we would do something else he couldn't do. so much they spiral is now down to forty candidates who will join him

on a training course in march and head of the north pole schemes petition which will be held in april the group will cover the distance from the bar nail eyes base all the way to the top of the world room on cost of artsy moscow region well let's all this ball for now we'll have more of you in a couple of hours time join us then. issue is that so much time in which of course he's going to hear the trials and tribulations of the middle class long considered the pillar of the west political and economic order is now the victim of a long term. it

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the. chinese government uses its main news paper to accuse the us and its allies of pushing the opposition in syria to fight a pro-ball civil war. israel's allies are warning against an attack on iran and urge a diplomatic solution to our problem response to international pressure on its nuclear program within the oil embargo on britain and france. and greece waits to hear whether euro zone ministers in brussels think it's made enough budget cuts to finally get its hands on one hundred thirty billion euro bailout.

is uncommon broadcasting to you live from the heart of moscow on charon terms the u.s. and its allies are pushing syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition there that's the view put forward in china's top newspaper which is close to the government the article follows a visit by one of beijing's top diplomats to damascus in the latest attempt to mediate peace talks china has joined to russia. efforts to bring about a political settlement in the crisis torn country syria's been ravaged by violence for nearly a year now what the number of dead estimated at more than seven thousand it's hard to know for sure due to restrictions on the activity of foreign media but artie's maria finish is in the midst of the conflict zone and sent this report. i think particularly matches northwest of damascus lebanon just over the border once

a relaxed luxury mountain resort the town has recently been the scene of brutal clashes between assad's forces and and to government groups there was a lull in the fighting and as we approach the city we're not sure who's in control at the checkpoint they are happy to see a russian television crew a solid hint about who is in charge here russia is among the few countries to talking to assad and calling for others to have dialogue with the regime along with china it to be towed to the un security council's resolution and voted against another one at the general assembly which put pressure on assad to leave russia will come they tell us this town nobody home to around twenty thousand people looks abandoned the reminders of recent turbulence tell their own tale of what happened here on these walls you can see the story of the conflict how it was developing here in the city by danny initially there were some graffiti here about president

bashar al assad then when the armed groups operating in this area took control over this town new graffiti is a period of course and to government one of the army regained control of his abode dunny they destroyed them all they tried to destroy them all at least but some still remain. when we are in town we can hear sounds of shelling some turn a deaf ear to it would always find a shooting but i don't know those who agreed to talk don't want to show their face . the army intervene and it's killing us they're showing random houses searching arresting people there's f.s.a. an armored groups on the ground too few. but not everyone here says the situation in the same way was when armed people came here we asked the army to stand up for us now they are controlling the city at the dulles shop is an area where much of the fighting took place. i was away when

i arrived the army told me there's been a big battle here says the army is now here there's no groups anymore no tension most of the caledonia all the clashes between security forces and the armed opposition groups here near the town of the dunny have been very severe how dolls' topped the locals tell us that their town has a unique story when the violence started the residents decided to intervene and there has allegedly been an agreement between the army and the opposition that both of them leave the town although the military officer we have been able to speak to didn't confirm that and we can still see many military and machinery inside the city. we had a look around and counted at least thirteen tanks but able to tell us they were only used as protection on the way back through the checkpoint an officer keep supporting everyone suspicious in this violence locked nation briefing optionality

seven danny syria. washington and europe are calling on president assad to step down while urging rebels to fight on against him and that's a recipe for disaster for the syrian people in the view of middle east blogger karl shara. assume assad were to step down tomorrow who is actually the legitimate in this intimate political opposition to take control and when the west talks about supporting or the gulf states this side or the outside world actually the group say you will go to and finance or give support to so within the vacuum who would step in you would have people returning from iraq that has kind of the weapons or the experience and i think what we really need to be aware of is this highly erratic nature of western policy in particular u.s. policy towards all the countries in the region but particularly now towards syria that is kind of becoming provocative the west really needs to step back and try to call these things down before the escalate out of control still i had for you this

hour national security in prime focus. couple of weeks. like we did. have all the details on that coming up with. the u.s. and britain have warned israel not to attack iran's nuclear facilities urging diplomacy instead tougher on currently being visited by u.n. inspectors deny those accusations it's developing atomic weapons saying its program is peaceful but as our teams if you know go to reports from tel aviv israel could now be on another stoppable path to a military strike. israel's leaders are actively drumming up the military rhetoric . home this is really governments will continue to work hand in hand with the local security forces against such acts of terror and will continue to act against them forcefully systematically and calmly against international terror originating from

iran. goob a potential israeli rug clash looks more likely than ever there is speculation a preemptive strike against iran's nuclear sites could happen as early as spring or summer although that's not causing undue concern in israel i think possibly people you know they make their plans for vacation you know passover vacation summer vacation possibly people are beginning to have wondered well is there going to be a war is something going to mess it up or i think they're probably going ahead with it with sort of a thought we're back tomorrow it would be nice if we could get a flight that we could cancel you know you know it's that sort of thing israel has previous experience when it comes to putting an end to you kim fissions which pose a potential threat in one thousand nine hundred one is jets wiped out reactors in iraq they struck again in two thousand and seven hitting sites in syria but with iran's nuclear program things may not be so simple that if israel attacks iran it

will not stop iran forever from getting nuclear weapons the only postpone it for a relatively brief amount of time the. installations are too diverse and far flung to destroy a fact of lee israel does not have us poor white house secretary advisor was in tel aviv over the weekend warning against a move on iran saying it was better to wait for tougher sanctions to take effect in the coming months but mines may already be made up i think one of the things that create this aura of inevitability is to shut them up to shut up opposition at home and of course to convince the united states and europe that this is an inevitability it's going to happen. don't oppose it in fact why don't you help us out there is a question mark however over whether israel has what it takes to carry out the mission i doubt with the we have the capability of creating the images to

the extent of the mediating the program. and even if israel's military prowess will allow it to carry out a strike on underground facilities in iran located some sixteen hundred miles away chances are it won't and if there were as you know saddam hussein and bashar assad by the time they knew what was happening was over and could just you know grumble without adding to fight back if you imagine iran sitting still you know all day day after day day after day while you run is it a true figure to hit back i think any any sane person realizes that there will almost guaranteed be missiles falling on israel. and consider your own part one of the twentieth century's longest always against iraq in the one nine hundred eighty s. the consequences could be far reaching and destructive. israel has been suffering some bad weather as of late but it's unlikely that even the strongest winds will blow the country's foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast

for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t. . iran has halted oil sales to britain and france in response to e.u. sanctions on iran and crude imports set to start this july let's find out what impact that's had on the markets from our business desk. well indeed it had an impact first of all oil prices reach a nine month high on monday after a long decided to stop exports from the countries you just mentioned meal while a tear on is also planning to stop using the euro and the dollar when paying for imported goods from its trading partners but analysts don't really see the situation putting pushing crude prices much higher why i find out in about ten minutes. when pressure intensified on iran find out all mine at our two dot com how the islamic state is preparing for the worst by playing war. there on holds military exercises with its elite forces stimulus simulating

a defensive response to a foreign attack are. also on our website the next in line the euro zone's all sturdy drive hits spain thousands of workers walk out to protest recently approved labor reforms. eleven minutes past the hour and greece and so it's fulfilled everything the e.u. wanted before handing over a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but some technical issues still remain as comes as seventeen member states are debating on whether to grant oftens this bailout the government's approval of three billion euros in cuts to public spending led to violence on the streets of athens and as artie's jacob grieves reports of

the rage within dissin hearted greek society is growing stronger with every measure the government takes. voting for morse there is something dubbed by greece's caretaker prime minister has a moment of historic responsibility a notion some especially the greek population feel has been lost on eurozone leaders i feel disappointed and sad because these measures were imposed on us by foreigners and we didn't have a say as a greek people. there is a wise old greek proverb that the person who borrows and borrows becomes the slave of who he borrows from because. yes after passing more unpopular cuts greek politicians are told that brussels amber lynn perspiring the decision on another bailout that and questions over greece is place in the euro led the country's finance minister to talk they were toying with the nation's future this is by no means the first set of austerity measures to be imposed on greece but with

a significant amount of coalition m.p.'s choosing to say no it does mark a shift in thinking among governing politicians willing to share the grievances of the public and offer them an alternative if the greek economy is not restart just if it doesn't go down the alley of development eventually greece we at some point pull back. in that case what will happen is that all of the assets of these ten three will actually pass in the hands of the. of the funders in total forty three m.p.'s in the ruling coalition chose to say no to morris their take but even among those in favor may remain hostile to the euro zone's message and how it's being delivered i think to such type of message is brussels are helping to european forces in greece. and all of us that the measures don't solve the problem they make it worse we need development we need development for the survivor the greek

economy the growing fear among both the greek public and politicians appears to be that eurozone leaders aren't all that bothered about their well being there's more people as we say here's our very lives victims of this situation because it's rewarding greece cover way too high the way they're really since last sunday's mass demonstrations and continuing uproar sent a message to those in athens and brussels that though voting through austerity may have been an historic moment it's one of unlikely to put the nation's problems to bed meaning rather than be resigned to the past scenes of anger are likely to be part of greece's future. to greece r.c. athens. short of saving it from a financial abyss and vestment advisor patrick young is one of those who thinks greece is suppose it's salvation at the hands of the e.u. well lever more or less powerless what we have here is basically that great scene in the hollywood adventure movie were someone has tripped and fallen over the edge

of the cliff and he's being held onto by one of arms by the person who we're not sure whether he's the beauty or the easy gonna let them go of and let them fall to a terrible death or is he going to hang on to them and gradually bring them up and that's where we are with greece and the european union because actually what is being said behind closed doors and even to a degree in public is we've got some of those going short of learning the german finance minister basically saying he doesn't trust the greeks to manage to hold on to the agreements that they've made and tragically the greeks track record of actually doing their bit in terms of what they're supposed to do in the past has been a huge deal so therefore we now have a situation where the greeks have said we'll do anything you want whatever you want we'll do it personally i think what's going to happen is that the finance ministers will probably agree to give greece some money and greece is going to find itself in a dreadful situation were like a nine year old child every friday it's going to have to go to daddy so it's done

untold work so it's been a good boy and overall trying to please have next week's pocket money in order to pay it civil servants and that's a horrible loss of sovereignty led to me to put in is preaching safety first for russia saying its armed forces should be battle ready to face any threat that's the latest pre-election message from the prime minister as he prepares to take part in the presidential election in just under two weeks time our correspondent sara firth has the details. this is the latest article is number six in a series that have been written by the prime minister that have been published on mondays in the main nice papers in the country and other previous articles have focused oh no wide range of subjects from the economy to democracy and this late start to cool fixing our national security and talks about the upgrade of the armed services know the priorities that it lays out. a weapons and missiles defense

intelligence and a not quite as well as the navy the air force and they all they know this take to live a holes was sent to cost hundreds of billions of dollars and we know there has been some consensus on russian lawmakers over the amount of money that it will take to modernize the armed services that the prime ministers just think in the article that it's not trying to pick a weak the us who mentions that this is in some ways a response to the rise of local regional conflicts some of which is that you know could straighten all russia's food is that it also touches on the perceived threat of the nato missile defense shield in europe now some of this modernization in his actually ready gotten under way some of the postering of the missiles we know that ever she's deployed the newly developed elicit missile the pull of that's designed to carry nuclear warheads and russia says that that can break through any missile.