turnout. >> reporter: they will next play at the chicago bulls on friday. >>> on to tennis now, and andy murray still feels good. murray finally looked his place in london in the third round in paris. he won thursday's match in straight sets to set up a quarter final with world number one novak djokovic later this friday. djokovic was still in action around midnight on thursday in paris. but was taken to a tie break in the second set. >>> on to goal for the european tour is also winding towards the culmination of the season in dubai in november. the first set is underway in china. and nicklas leads at the halfway stage in shanghai. he leads by one stroke. >>> australian's cricketers have a new entity to fear this halloween, gang: australia was still trailing by 548 runs at stump. >>> in semifinals they scored from the deflection in the 83rd minute. they could have equalized when this player found himself in front of an open goal moments later, but slipped up, and they take a 1-0 lead to paraguay next week. and [ inaudible ] beat ecuador 4-2 away from home. sao paulo scored three times in the fi

dmitrov beat andy murray at wimbledon, but he was no match for him here. displaying some brilliant touches, and a wonderful lob that should help as he seeks his fourth title in six weeks. serving out to win, murray, who needed to reach the last day to qualify for the season-ending finals in london, is doing more than that. he's playing some of the best tennis of his life. as is veteran roger federer, who eased past the qualifier, federer can still top the rankings at the end of the year if all goes according to plan. >> and here's the quarterfinal lineup. thomas berdych takes on thomas addison. mil milos raonic. >>> lebron james's cleveland homecoming really didn't go to plan after the cavs were beaten 95-90 in their season opener against the new york knicks. james really struggled in his first game for them since returning to the franchise from miami. it was one of his worst games ever, with eight turnovers. he shot just 15 to end the night on the losing side. the bookmakers immediately made them favorites to win the title next june, but james's display wa

one man still hoping to be there is britain's andy murray. enneteau 6-3, 6-4, moving on to face gregor dmitrov, knowing a win will take him to the promised land. for dmitrov, it provides him another chance to beat murray, as he did at wimbledon this year when knocking out the champion. he warmed up with a 6-0, 6-3 win. number six seed nishikori of japan also remained in the mix after beating tommy robredo. he'll play 2008 winner jo-wilfried tsonga after the home favorite came back from a second-set blitz. >> the defending champions are out of the english league cup. manchester city were beaten 2-0 by newcastle united. david silva picked up an injury, eventually limped off, after newcastle united teenager rolando aarons scored after six minutes. newcastle really soaked up some late pressure, leaving pe iningi to explain another poor performance. southampton beat stoke for the second time in four days. tottenham eventually got the better of the lower league opposition brighton. >>> our top story, the giants beat the kansas city royals 3-2 in gam

andy murray exacted some revenge against his wimbledon conqueror grigor dimitrov. he will take on djokovic in the quarters. federer is through against lucas pouille. nishikori held off tsonga in three sets. >> i got a real chance in the start of the third set, though i didn't take it. i wasn't aggressive enough. i held back on the return and got myself into a rally and lost the point. of coarse i'm disappointed. -- of course i'm disappointed. >> in cycling, the austrian writer has broken the one hour world record in -- the austrian rider broke a one-hour world record. he completed 51 point852 -- 51.852 kilometers in the hour he had on the track. former real madrid legend raul has decided to extend his career following his retirement after completing the contract. you scored -- he sccored -- he scored 228 goals. you will also take on the role of youth academy advisor -- he will also take on the role of youth academy advisor. the alpine skiing season is underway. the world championships will be held in colorado next february. julia mancuso could frustrate micaela shi

meanwhile, andy murray gave his chances of reaching the world tour finals a boost. o progress to the second round. top eight players of the year qualify for the finals in london where murray is one o currentlyn ninth place and within the shanghai title will nudge him closer to qualification. >>> earnest's slim chances of reaching the finals are slipping away. the latvian sits 13th in the race. and needed to do well in china to make up ground but lost in straight sets. >>> pakistan could soon be playing international cricket matches in qatar. the gulf state says it's in talks to host pakistan as early as next year. the team have been unable to play matches at home since 2009 due to security issues. some great players of the past have already made it to qatar. now here say report. >> reporter: the away signs might be bigger but the star power of brian and others certainly hasn't dimmed with age. the pair along with a host of former and currents international cricketers were in doha for a special it. 20 match with the rest of the world team taken on an asian 11 led by s

he beat andy murray to reach the final in beijing. djokovic has won all 23 matches. murray moves you have to ninth, and only the top eight will make it to london. >> well, winning against andy today is a great win. this is definitely going to boost my confidence, and hopefully i can perform as well as i did in the tournament and the most important match of the finals. >> kvitova will face sharapova in the final. and nishkori in front of a crowd in tokyo. the japanese player will be vying for his second straight title in four seasons. to major league baseball playoffs, cardinals have pulled off an incredible comeback. the cardinals began their come back. with a solo home run on top of the sixth, and that was followed by an eight-run blitz in the september 11th inning and won it 10-9. game two will be played on saturday later in los angeles. >>> the san francisco giants won their ninth consecutive postseason game as they began their national league division series against the nationals. they take the 1-0 lead in the best of five series. >>> highlighting game two of the

. >> novak djokovic maintained a perfect record at the china open, beating andy murray in straight sets to rasp the final in beijing. novak djokovic won all 23 matches he played in, in five appearances. murray moved up to ninth to qualify for a season-ending championship in london. only the top eight will make it. >> arguably he's a rugby great. saturday will mark a milestone for richie mccaw, new zealand captain. he'll make his 134th importance for the all blacks, when they play south africa in johannesburg, breaking a 43-year-old mark that he shares with colin meads. the first thought is to protect the 22-game unbeaten run. >> you remind each other what most guys are aware of. they are keen to grab the spocks. alex spark is one of the challenges. the excitement reflects it. that is all the sport for now. thank you very much. >> now, the curtain is going up on the 16th international film festival in zimbabwe. the focus on the new generation of african film-makers. we spoke to one of them. >> i am a film-maker from zimbabwe. i wanted to make any kind of story, a story that would allow m

. >>> and andy murray is just one win away from qualifying away from season door finals and reaching the third round. eighth seed francis 63 6-3, 6-4 in the second round. >>> africa football champions nigerians face a race against time to avoid a seven-month playing ban. fifa are unhappy with government interference in the running of football in nigeria. nigeria won the african title in 2013, but could be banned from qualifying for next year's event. nigeria's football federation recently voted in a new board only for a court ruling to avoid the election result. it has given nigeria until friday to reverse that decision. >>> indonesia football is facing another test of its credibility after two teams were disqualified from the country's first decision for match fixing. this playoff game saw a total of five goals all of them own goals, and all arriving in the last four minutes. now it's believed both sides were attempting to lose to avoid a semifinal with borneo, and the team went to rea reported lengths to deny mafia links. >> i would deny that also. we now go to moscow. >> 2.6 metri

the world number one beating andy murray in straight sets on saturday to reach the final in beijing. he won all of his 23 matches in this tournament. murray still moves up to ninth in the race for qualifying for the season-ending tour championships in london. only the top eight will make it. >> well, when today is a great win. and any stage of the tournament i'm happy about that. this is going to boost my confidence, and hopefully i can perform as well as i did. >> the czech getting the better o. and in women's tournament, sharapova the champion beat a former champion in ivanovic. they'll take their fort title of the year. >>> well, the wimbledon champi champion, con tanning good form after winning last week. well, the fun continues for nishikori in front of a home crowd in tokyo. he would set up a feeing with the japanese wil layer will go for his next title. >>> bouncing back from national league division series against st. louis cardinals in a few hours time. the car analysis are coming off an incredible game one victory. topping 35 degrees on friday. and it was a race to 6-1 lead

. >> we start with tennis and andy murray taking a blow after he was knocked out of the shanghai masters, the former will bell don champion was taking on the world number five. after losing the first set, coming back to win the next two sets with three games in total. only the top eight will qualify. >> the number one seed djokovic is through to the quarter finals in shanghai. he was made to work hard for the win against the two time champion. he extended his winning streak to 27 matches. on court right now is the third seed federer beginning his match against spain. >> the world number two was speaking following this loss on wednesday. nadal's suffered with appendicitis and was out for this event. >> my feeling today and my answer today honestly is you never know. depends how things improve. >> the start of six consecutive days of euro 26 qualifiers, the week of football allows fans days of absorbing matches. england will face san marino in group e. >> i don't want to go down the ridiculous cliche of one goal more is enough. i don't want to suggest it's going to be easy for us to get ou

. >> 6th seed andy murray, after a straight set victory. the former wimbeldon champion is ranked 10th in h the race in london. but these are good results here. to the top finals in november, next up for the clash for the u.s. open champion marian. serena williams has made it through to the quarter finals. her match with some great rallies including the one which saw williams dig dip. cross court forehand ending the match. her challenge was unsuccessful soser serena is moving through. in major league baseball, the two playoff games taking place with detroit at baltimore. kansas city takes on the angels. on wednesday the giants beat the pirates. to reach the national league divisional series. the wild card game was scoreless, when a grand slam hope tore put the giants 4-0 up. it was the first grand slam in post game history. madison also kept the home crowd quiet, as he shut out the pirates giving up four hits in the game. winning this 18-0. all the sport on our website check out aljazeera.com forward slash sports preview there on the japanes

andy murray is also through to the final eight. he beat his opponent in straight sets.ked tenth in the finals. he'll face germany's player in the next round. >>> a [ inaudible ] goal is one of the most humiliating play in cricket, but now rugby has seen the same. the sydney stars were advancing to the try line with a rays player stole the goal and planted it back for a teammate to take. the ref couldn't see the play so referred it back to the tv official. the players and fans were left stunned. incredible. that is all of the sport for now. >> stunned and dribbling. jo thank you very much indeed. indian cricket. indian football. indian phones. the apple iphone is now in sale of in that country. but as reported from new delhi, the price may be putting a lot of people off. >> reporter: for most of his day, he is glued to his smartphone. there's no much to do, he says. facebook, snap chat, music and movies. it's hours of fun that this travel agent says he can no longer live without. so you would think he would be excited about the new iphone six coming to india. >> translat

he will face britain's andy murray in the semifinal after he won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.city royals first post season for 29 years keeps getting better. they beat the angels coming off of a 9-8 win over oakland. they had to wait for a home run at the top of the 11th to break the dead lock. game 2 of the best of 5 series is later on friday >> in the other alds game on thursday, the orioles thrashed the tigers 12-3. out of their nine starting lineup scored as they hit their biggest-ever post season score. >>> the washington nationals will continue their return to the playoffs with game one of their national league divisional series against the giants later. it coincides with the discovery of rare footage of the 1929 world series. the 90-year-old footage was found in an attic at a household in massachusetts in august. it shows calvin coolidge watching the game alongside 40,000 fans. the senators went on to win game 7, and with it the world series. ♪ >>> the only world series triumph for the franchise during they 60-year tenure in washington. they are now known as the minneso

. >> andy murray is moving to a spot at the end of the championships.won 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the valencia open. day two of the first test between pakistan and australia in dubai. pakistan is building a large first-innings total. a turn around from the time yesterday when pakistan started badly, moving to 450. the second sepp turian is ahmed. and he is at the crease. >>> australian marathon swimmer chloe mcardle completed a 126km open water swim in the bahamas. the 29-year-old is hoping her exploits will be recognised as a world record. she is still waiting for that to happen. and after 42 hours, she staggered out of the water to be cheered by her supporters and greeted by her husband. despite her joy at getting back on dry land she needed to be rushed to hospital. >> jelly fish attacked her, portuguese man of war. she as blisters on her arms, legs, she's blown up a little bit. sore, long term she'll be fine. next couple of days will be tough. >> that's all the sport >>> thank you. now, hindus across the world are celebrating diwali, the annua

. >>> jockvich will face andy murray in the next set. >>> to the asian games now.en crowned kings as they took gold in both the men's and women's finals. the men made it a seventh straight gold medal after narrowly beating iran. they have now taken top honors back to 1990. the women's final was always won by india with iran once again in the silver medal position. >>> the kansas city royal's bid for the final keeps getting better, coming off of a 9-8 win over oakland. they had to wait for a home run at the top of the 11th to break the dead lock. >>> the other alds game, the orioles dashed detroit. they hit their biggest ever post-season score. >>> now the washington nationals will continue to return to the playoffs with game 1 of their national league divisional series against the san francisco giants. it coincides with the discovery of rare footage from the 1924 world series, when the senators took on the new york giants. the 90-year-old footage was found in an attic at a house sale in massachusetts. it shows calvin coolidge watching the game. the senators went on

. >>> andy murray's chances were ended in shanghai. moving above murray into 9th in the race. rankings, he is the tenth, but only the top eight qualify for london, of course. >>> uefa claiming a week of football will allow fans to enjoy a week of absorbing matches. some feature some of the worst in football. england just kicked off against the lowest-ranked side on the planet. a total of nine europe qualifiers on the go right now. >>> the manager has taken charge of his first training session with his struggling team. the managers joined on a three-year contract. they just registered two wins from their first seven games. the team also competing in the champion's league in a group against chelsea. >>> and the frenchman remains in stable but critical condition following the crash in japan's grand prix. it should be a celebration for the sport which has expanded into yet another new market, but the mood is down beat, with the accident still fresh in everyone's mind. >> when there is a big accident there are no words to -- to describe how bad you can feel. it was that weekend, an

andy murray taking a step to qualification for end of season london tour finals and it features the topthe world and she won in the final of the vienna open and the closest rival to the last remaining spot in london and tie for a win into eighth place in seatings and two events to go in london and murray's place at the event is not a done deal yet. >> the last three years i managed to qualify for it without having to sort of play every week at the end of the year so it's a different challenge and, yeah, it's going to be interesting and no guarantees to win more matches in the next few weeks and it will give me a chance by winning here. >> world title race is set to be decided at the season in hawaii and crowning on the latest stop on the tour in portugal and a win would have sealed the deal but eliminated in the competition in the third around. another front winner slater suffered an early exit and have a three-way race for title in hawaii with nick at a chance of defending his crown. and inspectors completed the tour of russia venue for the 2017 world cup and impressed with what they h

. >> andy murray is strengthening his chances after beating one of his main challengers, david ferrera. the scot could move up to 5th in the race if he biningz in spain on sunday. 6-4, 7-5 f spacing refredo. his third-world club title for the season. >> roger federer is true to his 9th straight home event. later on sunday after beating parmovich. winning the tournament for a 6th time. >> that's all of the sport for now. more later. thank you. >> thank you. that's it from me and the entire newshour team. fa favia eastbou faviaibrahim is next. thanks for watching. ♪ >> america votes 2014 >> the race is still a dead heat >> filmmaker aj schack turns his camera towards elections in the swing states >> it shows you who these people are... in ways that you don't get to see from the short appearances >> unconventional... >> if i can drink this... i don't see why you should be able to smoke that... >> unscripted... >> we gonna do this? >> ...and uncensored... >> are you kidding me? >> america votes 2014 midterms the series continues only on al jazeera america >> tanks on the streets in norther

and andy murray improved chances of making end of season tour finals after clinching the third titleo save five match points in the open final against tommy and murray won 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 in the tournament of the year and is fifth in london. nba season starts on tuesday. it's a league which millions of young basketballers inspire to play in and one academy in sinagal hoping to make that dream come true for african teenagers and nicholas reports. >> reporter: focused, strong and fast, and he is a point guard training at the nba acmy in senegal since he was is 13. >> he is a great kid and we will dream big and that is what i say, have big dreams and the biggest dreams there is nba and that is why i say you can play and you just do the work and believe in yourself and you might get there. >> 6 foot 8 and stands out on the court and says the academy told him to rely lesson his height and more on his skills. >> translator: i wasn't enough of a team player before. i defended, scored hoops but i wasn't playing basketball as a team. this is something that coaches here taught me to do. >> repor

open and four spots are left and andy murray must reach quarter finals in paris to make it and ferrerare seeking remaining places. and the rangers had a final turn around to beat minnesota wild and no love lost between the two sites at madison square gardens and had a player ejected for shoving the opponent in the first period and another was sent for an elbow to the head and eric howler and they had a 3-0 lead before the rangers had a final period come back and scored five goals including the last 30 seconds to win 5-4. nba gets underway at home to the dallas mavericks and l.a. lakers and putting lynn against his former team and hoping on a big improvement from last season when they lost a record franchise 52 games and kobe bryant in the starting line up with his 19th season with the club and 36-year-old was sidelined last season for two major injuries but has been active through the preseason. >> i can do anything i want in, my body game after game felt good so it shouldn't be different. >> reporter: there is double joy for homeless futbol world cup chile and won the men's and women

and after an exhausting six weeks could andy murray fight to make it to the tour finals, we will have the rest of the sport in about 15 minutes. ♪ ♪ that time in the news hour when we run through the top storyings and we obtained pictures showing taking territory back from isil and forces have regained control of towns the around 200 north of baghdad and important for its oil refinery. the president insists he is going to stay in power under a transitional government despite the violence which was brought about at protests of plans he had to extend his rule, at least 30 people have been killed. tensions still around the mosque compound in east jerusalem and reopened following the shooting of a right winged rabbi and wounding of a rabbi and revered by muslims and jews was closed after the killing of a palestinian accused of shooting that rabbi. okay, the mosque compound known as temple mount compound is one of the most contested religious sites anywhere in the world and the third holyist site in muslim and believe the prophet mohamed gisted the site on the jurn any to heaven and known

andy murray is taking a big step towards qualifying for the end of season london tour finals, an eventfeatures the top 8 players in the world. he bet ferrera, his closest rival for the last remaining spot in london. he is austria and in a unique spot, 8th place in the seatings. there are two event did to go before london. his place at the event is not a done deal yet. >> the last two years, i have managed to qualify for it, you know, without having to play every week at the end of the year. so, it's a different challenge. and, yeah, it's going to be interesting. there is no guarantees on it, to win more matches the next few weeks. but i have given myself a good chance by winning here. >> surfing's world title race is set to be decided at the season finale in hawaii. gabe bre yell medino was in a prime position at the latest stop on the world tour in portugal. al win here who have sealed the deal. it's eliminated from the expects in the third round. another frontrunner, 11-time world champion kelly slater suffered an early exit. we now have a 3-way race for the title in hawaii. australi