he lost two days after winning the masters title against roger federer. to cycling now. the second stage of the tour of the netherlands. helping them into a five-minute 15 second early lead. but canadian antwaun dish and was one of those to fall.

roger federer was not the only sporting legend winning a match.hael jordan watched from roger federer's box, as the 5-time champion won in straight sets. roger federer met michael jordan on monday, despite having his posters on a wall as a teenager. >>> manchester united signing has claimed he did not want to leave real madrid but was left no choice. he was signed for $78 million. his arrival couldn't come at a better time. his side lost 4-0, milton kees team in the english league cup - the dutchman suffered a defeat and draw this his first two premier league matches. >> it is disponting -- disappointing for the fans to believe in the philosophy of the coach. you have to do that. you have to do that. because i am here. and i a here to build up a new team. and a new team is not built in one month. >> european champions porto reached the u.s. for a record 19th time. they beat 2-0 going through 3-0 on aggregate. the first goal with a free kick in the second half. columbian forward netted the second on the night. >> these teams made it through: >> nor

roger federer has won his sixth -- to tennis. roger federer has won his sixth open.n & southern title, whichh atp puts him third in the all-time list. serena williams has won her first cincinnati title in her sixth attempt, beatin giv -- who could notic, continue her final run, having beaten maria sharapova in the semis. cycling now. -- wrapped up the victory. an attack from a group of around 20 writers with just over 30 k over 30ders with just k remaining. he finished clear of the survivors from the rake away group to wrap up a comprehensive win. group tohe breakaway wrap up a comprehensive win. starting andage, finishing in -- there were six riders, reeled in just 20k later. he came within 50 meters of the stage wingg99Ññwçç >> this is a production of china central television america. >> poverty. most of us think of it as a problem that needs to be fixed. but do stereotypes about individuals and communities struggling with poverty blind us to the real solutions to eradicating poverty once and for all? i'm mike walter in los an

. >> reporter: that's roger federer. five-time u.s. open champ. he's made $56 million in just the last year. >> prize money has gone up. >> reporter: $3 million. >> right. exactly. >> reporter: and it's no wonder the stakes are so high. in 2013, the open brought $720 million to the new york economy. and more than 700,000 fans atte attended. that's almost nine-times as many as the super bowl this year. the reason, stars like maria sharapova. we're behind the scenes with united states tennis association, just days before the competition. you are the highest-paid female athlete in the world. did you know that? >> i didn't think other people had, you know, my bank information. >> reporter: with her supermodel looks and killer strokes -- sharapova, who sailed through her opening round, has been number one on "forbes'" list of top-paid female athletes for ten years in a row. what is the prize winnings for the champion of the u.s. open? >> is it $2 million? >> reporter: wow. you're short by $1 million. it's $3 million. >> you see. i don't even know. >> r

into moving to tennis. 2-time winner roger federer reach the final of the rogers cup in toronto.he 17-grand slam champion was in great form, taking and dispatching the spaniard in great sets, reachingities 120th film. roger federer will face tsonga. >> joe has had an agreed tournament so far, beating novak djokovic and andy murray, he's clearly in great form. it will never be easy in a time. i give it everything i have - one more match and i can rest for a day. not bad. something to look forward to. >>> having beaten a pair of wimbledon champions in novak djokovic and andy murray. the world number 15 will face his when in an hour and a half. taking the match in straight sets. >> in the women's draw venus williams is flow to the mainly m montreal, beating serena williams in three sets. veep us, 26th in the world, broke the world number one in the sixth game to wrap up the match 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, her first victory against serena williams in five years. >>> competitors from all over the world descend to northern spain for what is the lamond of canoe racing. the race dates back to 1929,

. >>> the highlight on the men's side came from roger federer.ere as fed pulls off the sweet between the legs return. look, his opponent thought he won the point. didn't even see the ball that hit him in the back. michael jordan was in fed's box watching the match. easy to say, he was impressed by that shot. guys, if you didn't know, federer is actually wearing michael jordan tennis shoes. he and jordan came together and put together a retro michael jordan tennis. >> that's like an m.j. move. >> greatest watching the greatest. the opponent actually shouted out during the match, i want to be like mike. jordan was there rooting for his business partner roger federer. thanks so much. >>> breaking overnight, new information on the american jihadist killed while fight for isis in syria. what douglas mccain's family is saying this morning right after the break. >>> an american jihadist killed fighting for isis in syria. what douglas mccain's family is saying about him as president obama considers new military strikes to help take down the terror organi

. >>> we here from roger federer about his hopes for a record 18 grand slam title. >>> iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said what the islamic state it going in iraq and syria amounts to genocide. he flew to baghdad to meet with iraqi leaders. they were concerned about the threat of fighting in iraq, which is spreading closer to iran's border. >> we believe it requires a concerted several by the international community to leave the group, whose character is clear to everybody. the same character, which has brought chaos to syria is wreaking havoc in iraq, and committing acts. hore epdous genocide. and crimes against humanity. it needs to be tackled by the international community and every country in the region. this me as is going to haunt every supporter. that did not have the far sightedness in the past to know the nature of the threat. therefore we do not believe we need to be present. inside iraq in order to help our iraqi brothers and sisters to fight this menace. they are capable of doing that by themselves. >> the speak are of iraq's parliament called for a governmen

. >> many are tipping roger federer. >> this is the last grand slam. this is where you want to play your best and the tension of the tennis world comes to. it will be a long two weeks journey for all of us. i was getting ready for it. >> the absence of rafael nadal, in a favourable draw could see roger federer win an 18th title. the 33-year-old hasn't won a slam since wimbledon in 2012. >> this year i played a lot of good matches, not just toronto and cincinnati, but from the first week on. i played really nice tennis, and then you come into this. it was open, knowing, remembering how it feels to win tournaments. and you get used to that. you almost forget how to lose. >> and this player is giving her u.s. open a boost. she won on saturday, winning the final. the second time she has won in three years. current wimbledon champion was in unstoppable form. she didn't drop a step. she stormed home 6-4, 6-2. >> from tomorrow i have to think about the first round on tuesday. i will show the best against the best players. i think i have to be really ready for

. >> and a landmark win for roger federer. andy will be hear with the >>> welcome back. the top stories on the newshour - iraqi troops attacked various areas in fallujah where protests against the government have been going on for months. fighter jets bombed targets including a mosque and a water purification planned. four children have been killed. a new 5-day ceasefire appears to be holding in gaza. negotiations are being held in cairo, where egyptian diplomats have been shuffling between both sides to find an agreement to end the fighting permanently. two people have been killed in cairo to mark a year since the violent crackdown on anti-government protests. hundreds of supporters of the president mohamed mursi are taking part in the demonstrations. they blocked roads and highways, the senior lecturer in politics and security is from the institute of arab studies. we have seen deaths today. demonstrations on the street. it shows how divided the country still is. it's true the social and the political polarization in the country is at extreme levels unprecedented. it s

murray, raonic y mayer todos avanzaron y roger federe hoy inicio su actividad.. ---por el momento esto es todo en la informacion deportiva, para las once de la noche les tengo todos los resultados de la jornada 4 de la copa mx y mas. blanca regreso contigo.. blanca esta noche a las once... reveal 1 --vctimas del terremoto, mucho esta noche a las once... reveal 1 --vctimas del terremoto, mucho cuidado al contratar a alguien para hacer reparaciones en su casa...le diremos cmo evitar una estafa. reveal 2 --una familia hispana escapa la muerte en cuestin de segundos...y todo fue captado en video... reveal 3 --prohiben las minifaldas y escotes en iglesias en un estado mexicano. --esto y mas, a las once. blanca -- regersamos con gabriela y las condiciones del transito.. take gabriela live gabriela live amigos tengan todos muy buenos tardes y sean cordialmente bienvenidos a noticiero telemundo 48 .les saluda gabriela dellan enseguida les comparto la informacion del transito lento pero normal para esta hora de la tarde.. se reportan los siguientes accidentes en la rampa

compare that to roger federer who's playing in his 15th straight major.ovic who just got married and publicly admitted tennis has dropped d n down. >> he just got married and he's going to be a dad. >> he admitted he's not as focused. >> he's only won two matches since but he's a terrific hard core player. he's about as good as it gets. i think you still have to consider him the favorite. >> what about serena. she she's really struggled. >> did we find out what's gone on with her? >> a little fuzzy. it's been termed a viral illness. since that she had to retire in the doubles match. be this summer after wimbledon,h she's won two titles, the u.s. open five times. she's going for her sixth. and even though she's not played well in the majors, she's gone to the n form. she needs to salvage her season by winning another major. she like roger has 17. she won her 16th and 17th last year. she needs one more to tie the legendary chris effort and marlena. eclipsed them certainly by wimbledon and i think the pressure has gotten to her. >> her nerves. >> she hasn't

djokovic won wimbledon, beat roger federer in tough five-setter.> does that matter? >> that does matter. didn't practice as month. novak only won couple matches this summer on hardcourt. he was not playing as well as he was at wimbledon. roger federer at 33 playing most consistent and solid tennis in couple years. very solid on both sides. wide open. >> roger federer, out here two years ago, everyone counted him out. >> that's right it. >> you say don't count him out? >> never count him out. we counted him out last couple years. he loves playing tennis and absolute passion. he loves the circuit. players get burned out with travel. roger has four kids. he takes it all in stride. so relaxed. >> you know who takes things in stride, stuart varney. turns out, tracy is big security varney fan. you have asking to say. >> love you. watch you all the time. huge tennis fan. want to challenge you in tennis. definitely not in financial debate because i know you have everybody on that one. but i love watching you stuart. stuart: very kind, tracy. one last quest

tsonga venciÓ a roger federer por 7-5 y 7-6.arnos. ♪ ♪ ♪ gracias por acompaÑarnos. en esta tarde de lunes once de agosto. estados unidos envÍa armas en iraq para combatir el grupo terrorista mientras crece el temor de desplazados en la regiÓn. >> diputados de acciÓn nacional debatieron la reforma energÉtica con intenso placer. un video los muestra tomando alcohol con bailarinas, en una fiesta pagado con dinero pÚblico. >> se muestra la facilidad con que se trafica droga. investigan si la oscuridad y el traje negro del piloto contribuyeron al accidente en una pista de nueva york. comenzamos. ♪ ♪

roger federers wasn't the only sports lesson at his match.ba great michael jordan watched from federer's box. he had only met jordan on monday despite having posters of the bobbler on his wall as a teenager. >>> european football governing body uefa has responded to israel's and belgium's 2016 qualifier. the game has been rescheduled to march due to security concerns in the country. israeli club completing in the u.s. and competitions have been forced to play in fixtures abroad. reigning asian champion winners have been knocked out of this year's competition. they lost to western sydney in the quarter finals. the australians had a 2-0 aggregate lead. injury time strike meant it finished two on the night to the chinese, but as it was 2-0 over the two legs, western sydney went through on away goals. australian side will face fc seoul in the semis. penalties were needed. he failed to net any of their spot kicks as seoul won 3-0. >>> arsenal hosts turkey in the second leg of the champions league on wednesday. ars ars ars arson wenga will be missi

and in sport, find out if roger federer could stay on course for a sixth title win in cincinnati. @ >than 100 years fishermen in bangladesh have caught fish with the help of otters but with the fish stocks dwindling the art of otter fishing is at risk of disappearing too. more from southern bangladesh. >> reporter: he isn't an ordinary fisherman, when he heads out on his boat he takes with him a crew of otters. thanks to the otters he doesn't have to wait around for the fish to bite. >> translator: when you put them in the water they start chasing after the fish, the fish try to escape and we position ourselves so that the otters chase the fish right in to our nets. >> reporter: for generations a number of hindu minority families have trained the animals to help them fish. he says there is only about 100 fishing families in the area that practice the art. it's not an easy skill to master, he says. which is why it hasn't caught on more widely. but those who know how do it appreciate the advantages. >> translator: i couldn't fish without otters. my father and grandfather, this is how th

roger federer is playing stupendous tennis.many levels personally and professionally. so graceful and gracious. and in the absence of rafael nadal who ternds to stop him more than anybody, mine this is his shot. keep in mind anthony, rafael nadal two years ago lost ten months to tennis due to squeaky knees. that's usually his problem. now it's bad wrist. compare that to roger federer who's playing in his 15th straight major. he's -- >> he's a myth. >> you've got novak djokovic who just got married and publicly admitted tennis has dropped down down. >> he just got married and he's going to be a dad. >> he admitted he's not as focused. >> he's only won two matches since but he's a terrific hard core player. he's about as good as it gets. i think you still have to consider him the favorite. >> what about serena. she's she's really struggled. >> did we find out what's gone on with her? >> a little fuzzy. it's been termed a viral illness. since that she had to retire in the doubles match. be this summer after wimbledon, she's played

jo-wilfried tsonga of france has beat world number three roger federer in straight sets in the final. the 29-year-old returned to the top 10 after winning 7-6. he had beaten andy murray and novak djokovic on the way to the final. worry macklemore he has won a fourth career title -- rory mcilroy has won a fourth career title. >> it was a fun day for me to make some birdies and move up early so i had a good chance on the back nine. i am disappointed in the outcome. i thought if i had been able to finish strong it could have flipped the way i look at this year. i have some regrouping to do the next three or four months. i have some areas of my game i have to work on. i feel like if i am able to continue to be strong and healthy and sharp in these areas of my game, i should have four or five good years that i really want to focus on. >> cycling in the classic where britain -- the british writer and the biggest victory of his career so far. the group of 11 writers have broken clear. later it was down to just five including the champion who attacked at the final sprint at wimbledon but was

michael jordan and roger federer have combined forces to lamp a new jordan brand tennis shoe. the u.s. open champ wearing them. federer is running back for a lob and then goes between the legs and smacks it and hits him in the back. jordan thought it was funny. federer wins it. serena williams also among the winners tonight. >> the shoes. thanks,

he lost two days after winning the masters title against roger federer. to cycling now. second stage of the tour of the netherlands. helping them into a five-minute 15 second early lead. but canadian antwaun dish and was one of those to fall. he took advantage to seal the win. to athletics in britain, joe pae became the oldest female european champion -- joe pavey became the first oldest female european champion. this is her first major gold medal at the age of 40. germany's david stoll defended his european shotput title in the first round of tuesday's competition. he claimed his first major metal at the age of 30 with silver. poland took bronze. france is helping family ties can help them to victory in the men's 110 meter hurdles. the former world junior champion took silver over 60 meters at the indoors in poland this year. but he has now left his coach to join the team of his brother. >> my walk with my brother came last year during the world championships in moscow. i was hurting and i wanted is warm up to see what i was doing wrong. i decided to make the step and t

michael jordan and roger federer have combined forces to lamp a new jordan brand tennis shoe. the u.s. open champ wearing them. federer is running back for a lob and then goes between the legs and smacks it and hits him in the back. jordan thought it was funny. federer wins it. serena williams also among the winners tonight. >> the shoes. thanks, larry. back here in a moment. abc7 news continues on line, on twitter and all of your mobile devices. our next newscast is 4:30 tomorrow morning. right now on jimmy kimmle kimmleedris-elba. appreciate your time >>> from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! [ cheers and applause ] tonight -- idris elba "project runway's" tim gunn. guillermo at the emmys. and music from the white buffalo with cleto and the cletones. and now, simply put, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi. thank you very much. i'm jimmy. hi, everyone. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. [ cheers and applause ] i appreciate that.

cambiando al tenis, el francÉs trsonga venciÓ a roger federer por siete 7-5 y 7-6. los 63 aÑos el comediante tambiÉn ganador del premio oscar fue encontrado en su residencia mediodÍa las autoridades seÑalan que se trata de un suc y tambiÉn lo mÁs reciente sobre la muerte de un joven afroamericano. con esto y mÁs informaciÓn los espero al terminar el noticiero local. yo les di miles de dólares, pero la mayoría se fue a sus honorarios. [narradora] salir de la deuda no es rápido ni fácil. hay personas que le dirán cualquier cosa sólo para ganar su confianza. hable con sus acreedores directamente o para encontrar una agencia sin fines de lucro cerca de usted, visite termine con su deuda punto org. >> le invitamos a comunicarse con nuestra lÍnea de informaciÓn. si algo sucede en su comunidad. una lÍnea de comunicaciÓn entre usted y nuestro equipo de noticias usted cuenta con noticias univisiÓn 65, siempre contigo. ♪ ♪ >> ahora para lo Último en noticias de la farÁndula, aquÍ los dejo con jessica del show del gordo y la flaca. >> les traigo lo mÁs comentado de la farÁndul

. >> we start with tennis and roger federer darted his quest for an 18th grand slam title with a laborious, straight sets win over matosevic to ease into the second round of the year's final grand slam event. zumhur.moved past d simonsimons -- gilles survived into the second round, as did richard gasquet, but it wasn't a stroll in the park. >> it was physically difficult out there for me. even harder in the second set. to win the first two sets was already a feat. i was concerned about my physical state because of recent injuries. it wasn't so easy for me, but it was great to win in three sets. >> in the women's draw, business as usual for serena williams. she passed 18 euro taylor townsend in straight sets to qualify for the second round. taylor townsend in straight sets to qualify for the second round. came unstuck against bellis. that was the biggest gold in the women's competition on day -- biggest jolt in the women's two.etition on day wt crusshed -- crushed celtic. a comfortable win. arsenal go into their second leg tas.h against basik they haven't won the european title. they did ge

michael jordan and roger federer have combined forces to lamp a new jordan brand tennis shoe. the u.s. open champ wearing them. federer is running back for a lob and then goes between the legs and smacks it and hits him in the back. jordan thought it was funny. federer wins it. serena williams also among the oes. shoes.ight. thanks, abc7 news continues on line, on twitter and all of your mobile devices. our next newscast is 4:30 tomorrow morning. right now on jimmy kime jimmy ke kimmleedris-elba. appreciate your time

. >>> happy birthday to roger federer who turns 33 today. turns 77. one more birthday to announce. smoky the bear is now 70. his only you can prevent forest fires message is going strong. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." have a great one. >> strong storms slamming hawaii's big island as we speak. >> iselle is downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but it is still packing a major punch as 70 mile an hour winds and heavy winds are pummelling the island putting thousands in danger. >> it's 4:30. >> we have a team in place this morning. rob is tracking the path and intensity, but we begin with today in the bay's jennifer owe lu in

roger federer with an incredible shot between the legs behind the back and as you can see right here,his heiress michael jordan was impressed. federer won in straight sets. >>> the cleveland cavaliers introduced power forward kevin love after a three-team trade was final ooized on saturday. the people of minnesota met their newest players including number one overall draft pick andrew wigps but glenn taylor used this opportunity to criticize love. he said, quote, i question kevin if this is going to be the best deal for him because i think he's going to be the third player on the team. i don't think he's going to get a lot of credit if they do really well. i think he'll get the blame if they don't do well. >>> usc quarterback josh shaw's story of spraining both of his ankles will rescuing his nephew from a swimming pool is being questioned. usc is investigating the story after they received several calls questioning the authenticity. >>> the seattle seahawks being fined over $300,000 for too much contact during the june practice. this violates the 2011 cba that bans physical contact b

roger federer with an incredible shot between the legs, behind the back. and even this guy, you know him, his irness, michael jordan, was impressed. federer won in straight sets. >>> the cleveland cavaliers introduced power forward kevin love after a three-team trade with minnesota and philly was finalized on sunday. the people of minnesota met their newest players from the trade, including number one overall draft pick andrew wiggins. >>> josh shaw's heroic story of spring both ankles rescuing his nephew from a swimming pool is now being questioned. usc is investigating the story after the school received several calls questioning the authenticity. >>> and this may be the candidate for the cutest selfie ever. saints quarterback drew brees posing with his newborn baby girl. drew brees fans, even more so with his daughter. >>> extreme weather brought heavy rain, thunder and lightning to the denver area. the deluge forced this manhole cover to just flip its lid. meanwhile, two drivers -- i'm sorry, two denver men were struck by lightning while sitting under

on the men's side, second-ranked roger federer -- >> doink! >> -- won in straight sets. at this. amazing! >> bull's eye. >> he showed off with that shot between the legs, behind the back. even michael jordan being impressed. >> and federer's wearing the jordan-era tennis shoes now. it's the new hot thing. >> well, and jordan is there cheering him on. top-ranked serena williams begins her bid for the third consecutive open title after a 6-3-6-1 victory. katherine see see bellis upset the 12th seed to become the youngest player to win a u.s. open in 13 years and the first american to do so -- >> 15. we love stories like this, young american upset, underdog. >> yeah. she is amazing. 15 years old. so, hopefully, we'll watch her for a long time to come and continue to see her succeed at the u.s. major open. >>> major leagues, rockies and giants. madison baumgartner entering the eighth inning with a perfect game going. >> this ball lined down the right field line and it is fair. >> nice. >> justin morneau breaks up the perfect game with a lead-off double in the eighth. >> baum

in the men's role, roger feder federer's quest for a sixth title in his 15th consecutive appearance at the u.s. open. the bulgarian will play golfe golfan next. al jazeera. >> in response to the outrage of the league handing out a two game sun suspension. >> it was outrage in the united states. carrying an unconscious fiancÉ out allegedly beating her. the baltimore ravens' running back has been handed a two-game suspension by nfl commissioner roger goodell sparking outrage from the public and domestic violence support groups. >> what came out of the nfl today is extraordinary in terms of its leadership, it's decisiveness and commitment to really make a difference on this issue. >> in response to that public anger goodell released a new nfl policy aiming to deal with domestic violence. it calls for a six-game suspension for first offense and indefinite ban from the league if it happens again. a second time offender may petition for reinstatement after one year, but there is no assurance it will be granted. perhaps the most telling of the new policy is that it applies to all nfl personne

>> it means a lot especially to roger federer.el know na dal nadal. andy murray is up and down. djokovic not looking impressive so it puts federer in the lead. >> and you didn't really think he was a factor anymore. >> i don't think i was a alone in saying -- i thought there were too many guys ahead of him beating him too often for him to secure another grand slam title. but not that's not the case. >> who are some of the dark horses we could see? >> the guys that have been doing well lately. dimitrov has been looking good. and song has gotten through some tournaments. so a handful. >> only one american john isner. is there an american resur againstsdlt around the corner? >> there are some who are doing well. the active men that are out there, we're talking about steve johnson, jack sock. i think steve johnson has a good shot to do well here. he in a very favorable bracket he's beaten a couple seeds around him. john isner always has a chance to go deep. >> let's talk about the women. everybody loves watching ser reeing ser rein a,

. >> and tennis great, roger federer, 33 today.verybody. >>> coming up, a look back at this week's top stories. >> from wars to ebola, beating the odds and bringing smiles across the globe. aah, allergy season... i can feel the allergens... ...in the crisp fall air. (sneezes) uh, oh! mucinex allergy. it's non-drowsy. it helps stop mucus that causes runny nose... ...and relieves your worst allergy symptoms for 24 hours. save up to nine dollars on mucinex allergy. that's notthat's dirt r carpet, creeping in. send it running with resolve high traffic foam. its foam power removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. all while neutralizing pet odors. don't just vacuum clean . resolve clean. >>> recapping our top stories. the crisis in iraq heating up. president obama authorized u.s. air strikes in northern iraq to defend morn soldiers and civilians from advancing sunni militants. it has an air mission to drop aid to refugees. >>> hawaii bracing for a one-two punch. its first major storms in 22 years. the cell's outer edges are la

. >>> the harsh remaining seed is roger federer. against andy murray, stan wolenka, upseede upseed seated. serena williams beat her opponent to move on. >>> czech grand prix, spaniard set the final, all ten races this season and closing in on the overall victories of 12, currently held by austin mick dewen. >>> australian rugby team, in sydney on saturday. a win in the opening game of the southern he hemisphere's rugby championship, will also bring new zealand on tap for the bowl that is part of the competition every year. >> you look at the british line on the way altogether. if we do that we give ourselves a chance of winning. those byproducts would be nice. >> i've never beaten them. drew with them once, it's a little taste. you want to go through your career knowing you can take on these guys. as a team member you can try to match up with them. >> south africa will host argentina, in rugby's opening weekend. the spin box not surprisingly strong favorites in pretoria. that's all for now. >> thank you raul. >>> the sarajevo film f

. >> roger federer has hit yet another landmark, the first player to reach 300 wins in the game's elite master's event. he's 17-time grand slam winner taken three sets in canadian on rounway to round 3. >>> seven wict wickets as pakisn needs to win this level to meet the two round series. friday's fifth test at the level. nose broken battling during the game, lead 2-1 going into this final set. >> we have the right tomorrow mortgage, in case something unusual overnight. he batted and balled and didn't get anything negative from it. >> we don't know in this test match what impact it has on the series. it becomes a long term goal, let's take the immediate goal, take it into small sessions and if you win more sessions than opposition team, you do badly in the sessions you have lost, that's a priority for us not thinking too much ahead. >> now, kabadi, origination in wrestling, sport is trying to glab a world audience by a world league starting in london. lee wellings reports. >> the sound ofs the sport, giving itself a big global push. a world league has started. 14 cities in five countrie

and in sport we'll see if roger federer can stay on course for a sixth title win in cincinnati. >> welcome back to the news hour. our top stories, syrian for human rights say there has been killing over the past two weeks. those kill are reportedly from a single sunni tribe. >>> kenya taking measures to stop the spread of ebola. people will be refused from entering the country. >> let's get more on the turmoil in iraq. the thousands of iraqi christians have fled from mosul and nearby villages. they're trying to escape persecution from flighters on the islamic state group. we have met some of the families seeking safety in lebanon. >> addresdesperate iraqi families fled from the iraq. she arrived to lebanon three days ago. >> we were scared. it's very hard to leave everything behind and just flee. >> they all tell of the same stories. johnny has been here for a month and living of living off charity. he listens i lives in this apartment with his wife and three children. >> they told us, you better run before they come and kill you. >> reporter: thethey forced us from our own land. these are

. >> roger federer is on the brink of winning the cincinnati masters, and got to the final in a rematch of a wimbledon semifinal. the world number 3 took an hour to beat a cannes aid gan. and mr face david ferrer, gaming for the 80th title of his career. ana ivanovic is heading to the women's final, beating maria sharapova, placed four above her. sharp took the second 7-5, ivanovic winning the decideser. she'll play serena williams for that title. >>> one of sri lanka's greatest ever cricketers played his final innings. mahalla jaya wardener finished with a half century against pakistan. the 37-year-old retires from the 5-day game, averaging under 50, hitting close to 12,000 runs. it looks like he'll go out with a win. pakistan are 63/5, chasing an unlikely victory tart of 271. >>> now, south africa lead the southern hemisphere's rugby championship after the opening round of games. they beat argentina 13-6 in pretoria. this effort the only try of the game. quite a contrast to last year's run away 73, 13-home win for the springboks. >> have a look at the stand engs. saturday's other game

. >> tennis - two-time winner roger federer reaches the fiment of the rogers -- final of the rogers cupthe 17-time grand slam champion was in great tomorrow, taking control, dispatching a spaniard 8-6, 6-4, 6-4 and will place joe tsonga. >> maybe i'm the favourite, each though tsonga had a great tournament. it will never be easy in any time. i'll give it everything i have, one more match, and i can prest for a day. not bad. something too look forward to. >> having already beaten a pair of champions in novak djokovic, and andy murray, the world number sa finishes off the challenge in under an hour and a half in his semifinal, taking the match in straight sets. 6-4, 6-3. >> in the whim 'ems, vms -- women's venus williams is through to the time, beating serena williams in three sets. veep us ranked 36 -- venus ranked 26 in the world broke the world number one in the final, wrapping up the match 6-7, 6-2, 6-3. it's the first victory against serena williams in five years. >>> ery year compete -- every year competitors from all over the world descend op spain for canoe racing. the race dates

and that shows you, roger federer finally gets on sports illustrated as a loser, and it is only his back to the picture. now, here is the only other time sports illustrated ever considered putting a little leaguer on the world series cover, here's the photo they took back in july 1974, were going to put this kid on the cover, however, bigger sports story in july 1974 that just elboed this kid out of there. but this was going to be the original, little league world series from camden, new jersey, the first field you see when you cross the walt whitman bridge. notice the weeds in the infields, and in camden's little league field back in 74. nothing like what we see here today. >> that would be a steve keeley right there. >> look at him. >> look at you. haven't change add bit. >> shortstop. number four, i was one notch above mo'ne's number three. >> so, she's babe ruth. i'm lou gehrig. >> pretty much. thanks, steve. we'll check back in williamsport in a bit. 7:07. big news. >> yes, we do. u.s. attorney general eric holder will be in ferguson, missouri, meeting of course with the fbi we've b

roger federer wasn't the only sporting legend. ichael jordan watched from federers box as the five-time champion won in three sets. he only met jordan on monday despite having posters of the basketballer on his wall as a child. >>> [ inaudible ] claims he did not want to leave real madrid but was left no choice. he signed for a record fee of $78 million on tuesday, his arrival couldn't come at a better time for the manager. while his side lost 4-0, the dutchmen have already suffered a defeat and a draw in his first two premier league matches. >> it's fairly disappointing, it is for the fans very difficult to believe -- still believe in -- in the philosophy. but, yeah. you have to do that. you have to do that. because i am here. and i am here to build up a new team, and a new team is not built in one month. >>> two time european champion have reached the uefa champions league stages for a record 19th time. the algerian international got their first goal. and jackson martinez got the second of the night. >>> these teams all made it t

a meeting with roger federer or novak djokovic. >> novak djokovic has reached the final in new york for the past four years. the serbian has been in shaky form. he suffered early exits in toronto and cincinnati. the most successful olympian at all time made a return to international competition. michael phelps is on the comeback trail. he's entered the pan pacific championships on the ghost. the 29-year-old failed to win at the u.s. championships and asked whether he would make a final this time around. >> you are setting the bar high for me. it's - after nationals obviously not winning, it is what it is, and i hate to lose. but i do understand that it's not going to come back significantly, it will not be overnight where i will come back and be the best that i can bee. i know it will take time and energy to get back. >> thank you very much. >> now, it's been 2,000 years since the death of augustus, the first emperor of roam. the archeological sites usually closed off are being opened to the public. we have more from rome. [ ♪ music ] >>reporter:. >> reporter: ancient rome comes back to

in the men's, roger federer's quest for a sixth title is on track in his 15th onconsecutive appearance at the us open. beating sam grokins in straight sets, and will face a spaniard. grigor dim it roff is playing in the fourth. >>> let's stay in the u.s. and move to golf. ryan palmer has a 2-shot lead in the opening event of the felix cup play-offs. six birdies, nine holes to close with an 8-under par 63. he leads bradley by two shots. world number one rory mcilroy, who won, struggled in his first round, finishing 7 off the lead, 1-under par. plenty of the big sports stories, including the us open on the website aljazeera.com/sport. >> the latest from also otto coming up and more world news. stay with us. @j >>> egypt's highest religious authority cancels death sentences given to muslim brotherhood leaders, including the group's spiritual guide. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, lesotho's prime minister tells al jazeera that the political process is on track despite reports of a military coup. e.u. leaders consider further sanctions against russia which is accused of i

. >> roger federer in the final rogers cup in toronto. the 17 time grand slam champion was up against lopez in the semifinals. the swiss star was in great form, taking control from the start to dispatch the spaniard in straight as he said 6-3, 6-4. >> sri lanka has beaten pakistan. they scored a victory without much trouble, now lead the series 1-0. >> nascar champion tony stewart pulled out of the sunday's sprint cup after killing a fellow driver saturday. he struck 20-year-old kevin moore junior after he claimed out of his car following a crash. he was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries. >> every year, competitors from all over the globe descend on spain for one of the oldest and largest races. the river race dates back to 1929 and this year's event attracted 200,000 spectators. we have more. >> what you're about to witness seems like sporting madness. it's one of canoeing's biggest, oldest and wackiest races, over 900 competitors sprinting to their canoes and then fighting their way into just 50 square meters of water. it's

open champions roger federer and maria will be at the u.s. open on saturday.ar-old serbia was the runner up at flushing meadows in 2008. the chinese veteran went on to defeat the 28 seed, 6-4, 6-3. mercedes says they have taken disciplinary action against their driver following his collision into his teammate. he has been told that another such incident will not be tolerated. they said that he apologized for his error in judgment. >>> [ inaudible ] has bid farewell to real madrid after signing a two-year deal with munich. he won the champions league this year. a few days ago, the 2010 world cup winner had also announced his retirement from international football. >> translator: surely today is a sad day, because i'm closing a wonderful stage in my life. now a new door is open to me, but undoubtedly it has been the most difficult decision of my life to leave real madrid. >>> [ inaudible ] has become the first zimbabwen to achieve his victory. this is part of a try series also involving australia. >>> cycling has been an incident filled stage with a number of re

. >> roger federer has set up a rematch of his wimbledon semifinal.his time at cincinnati masters. beating andy murray 6-3, 6-5 in the quart finals. federer aiming for a sixth title. >>> and in the women's draw maria sharapova, despite having her serve broken three times. and v wozniacki against williams. >>> taking nine wickets against pakistan, this finisher finishing up for 9 for 127 as scre sri lanka finishing the day. >>> now indiana pacers basketball star paul george has been speaking for the first time since his horrific leg break during a team usa practice. he is set to miss the entire nba season. but the pacer forward does expect to make a full recovery. >> i mean, it's something that i think i can overcome. it's a bump in the road, but i'll be able to battle through this. it will be a story that i can tell, a testimony that i'll ha have, and something that will make me stronger. going forward i don't think it will effect me in a negative way. >> britain any lane lin cicomb with the lead in up state new york. lexie thompson is a 6 under par t

. >>> roger federer closing in on winning the sin sin ate masters for a sixth time. this was a rebatch. the world number three took over an hour to beat the canadians and straight sets. it will be his 80th title of his career. ana ivanovic is heading into the women's final, beating sharp, seeded four above her. the match going to three sets, winning the first 6-2, taking the second 7-5. ana ivanovic winning the decider. she has serena williams in rer way in that final. >>> one of sri lanka's greatest cricketers played in his final test innings. mahalla jaya wardener retires averaging just under 50. looks as though he'll go out with a win. pakistan finishing day four 127/7. chasing a target of 271. now, south africa lead the semmes fear's rugby championship after -- southern hemisphere's rugly championship. this earlier proving to be the only try of the game. quite a conprast to last year's game. 73-13. it was a home win for the intring book's. >> -- springbok's. >> saturday's game saw australia prevents new zealand claiming an 18th straight test win australia will tr

roger federer happened in switzerland. rafael nadal, australia and other countries have a long proud tradition of tennis -- >> they've done worse than the u.s. arguably, given at one point they were very dominant, too. the u.s. tennis association, get a lot of money, $200 million from u.s. open, questions how usta spends its money. i wonder if the usta is not doing enough, which is that american tennis may be declining where it counts at the professional levels, but also, in that popular culture. it's just you don't see tennis outs there. we're not paying attention to tennis on television and other places that other sports get. >> well i think with the usta for one, that new york times story today, in terms of cronyism and sort of where the money is spent, you know i don't know how much there is to that. but every dollar obviously that is not going to youth development in some way is a dollar that's not going to find that flex agassi, that next sampras. it's really hard to say, the best they can do is what you hint at whic

. >> reporter: tennis - roger federer is on the bring of winning the since sin ate masters for the fifth time, getting to the finals in a rematch of the wimbledon final. the world number 3 took an hour to beat a canadian. and will face david ferrer in a final, going for the 80th title of his career. ana ivanovic is heading to the women's final, beating maria sharapova, who took the second 7-5. ana ivanovic won a decider and plays serena williams for the title. >> now, one of sri lanka's greatest cricketers played his final innings. may haila jayawardener finished with a half century, retying from the 5-day game averaging under 50 after hitting close to 12,000 runs. it looks as though he'll go out with a win. pakistan finished day four on 127/7 in colombo, chasing a tart of 271. >> meanwhile england completed a win over india in the fifth and final test at the obviously, bowled out for 94 in a second innings. giving victory by an innings. the home side winning the series 3-1. >> in motogp the unthinkable happened. mark marr case lost the race. he managed a forthplace, danni pedrosa came f

roger federer will place lopez next and is closing in on an 80% career title. serena williams through to the whim 'ems. surviving a tough test from caroline wozniacki. the world number one took the next two 7-5 to seal the win and will splays sister -- face sister venus in the last four. more sport later. that's it for now. >>> thank you very much. now, the suffering endured by north korea's homeless children is highlighted in a new exhibition in seoul. harry fawcett has more from the south korean capital >> reporter: they huddle in a rubbish dump and hit with the concentration of seriously hungry. these images released by a south korean politician show north korean street children in 2010. it's the kind much life that man was living. in a gallery in seoul he recounts how a privileged childhood was shattered by the death of his mother and his father by starvation. an attempt to take food and funny in china saw him thrown in jail. he was one of two to survive. >> translation: i had no one to rely on. i long parted from my brother. i decided to come to south kore

. >> roger federer hit yet another landmark in his career, just become the first player to reach 100 wins in the game's elite master's event, coming in cincinnati. the 17 time grand slam winner was taken by three sets en route to round three. >> it's nice to reach such milestones, you know. been around, and i also was one of those kinds that struggled early in the masters in 2007. i know how hard it is to win all these matches, because it's always against top 50 players and most likely if not top 20 if not top 10, so from that standpoint, i'm obviously happy. >> two time champion in cincinnati, seeded eighth this year. he'll next face america's john isler. >> following up with this defeat against the unseeded svetlana. >> good form against sri lanka. taking seven wickets between them, 261 for eight. must win the series. sri lanka won the first test in goal. >> that was obviously not a good performance at a team. we did that exceptionally well. the key now is to go into friday and make sure we continue to do that, build on what we're doing. remember, it's just a start on where we want