djokovic hasvak appointed boris becker his new head coach. will begin working with the serb ahead of the australian open in january. in 2013, novak

the surprise in the world of tennis boris becker is going to be head coach for novak djokovic terribly world number two the russia's best known prisoners including the two gl corps iraq members and some sturdy greenpeace activists could be freed after the country's parliament passed a wide ranging amnesty to allow pregnant women mothers veterans and the elderly and those with disabilities are also set to be released from prison in all thousands of people will be freed to mark the twentieth anniversary of russia's post soviet constitution. are we talking for more on this a russian journalist first is this report it didn't take long for the duma to rubber stamp the kremlin backed amnesty law. thousands may now walk out of jail including prominent coaching critics but the two christian right activists not doctrine compote performance in a moscow church. just two months before russia is due to host the winter olympics amnesty is the most wide ranging years. and it could lead to the release of high profile western teaching me the kremlin might like to see the back. in the amnesty law extend

he recruited boris becker as his new head coach to help you move on. despite winning the australian , he lost the world number one spot to nadal. is one of ther best players in the history of the game. help me with different parts of my game on court as well. including the mental aspects. the combination between boris an, i hope, will be the winning combination. i will manage to get better and improve my game. strength in the most important tournament, the most important match. he is in the semifinals today. nadal is looking forward to getting started in abu dhabi. he wants to hit the ground running for 2014. it is a great event for us. we wanted to play well. this tournament helps. he lost just six of their 28 meetings on the tour. their has unveiled [indiscernible] for the sochi games. to the games has been overshadowed after russia passed anti-gay legislation. the sochig for olympics is on february 7. news,me to today's web where we take a look at some of the stories making online headlines. washington's latest campaign promoting obamacare. an inter

chancellor angela merkel and tennis star boris becker are michaelose wishing shoemaker a speedy recovery. he is battling for his life after suffering severe brain trauma in a skiing accident in the french alps. dr. sadist too early to say whether he will pull through. -- doctors say it is too early to say whether he will pull through. in thehis head on a rock french out. the 44-year-old german was airlifted to a local hospital before being transferred to another facility for further examination. he had he arrived suffered a serious head injury and was in a coma and required immediate surgical care from the neurological unit. last night he was in critical stage, he and at this will remain in the critical condition. >> doctors added that it was still too early to make a diagnosis on the patient. the former motor racing world champion was with his teenage son at the time of the accident. he was flown in from paris to oversee the treatment. onpreviously operated shoemaker after the british grand prix in 1999. news of the accident has quickly gripped the world. he first developed a passion fo

the german legend boris becker watched from the sidelines and djokovic closed out the match with an ace. now the so muchy winter olympics gets underway in about six weeks. the german downhill racer is a favorite to win gold but disappointed at the women's world cup giant slalom. a combined time of 2 minutes 17 seconds. and in soccer winter break. it would be bridging the gap but three candidates for the title of german football ambassador worded jointly by the german football association. the last of the three won the uefa cup in his playing days. later he coached taking a small town team into a competitive side and the 53-year-old this year is coaching jamaica's national team. >> he stands out in ja macha when he took the job as the ational team soccer coach they were trying to qualify for the world cup. they did not make it. w shaver is focused on improving the team and the country's soccer infrastructure. >> when you see the conditions they have, no lights. they did not bother about that at all. >> the fans have big expectations of the man they simply call the coach. >> the first --

he's 16 grand slam titles so far, the same number as boris becker won back in his prime. statement on his website, the serbian champion says, "i am really looking forward to working with boris. he is a true legend. his tennis knowledge is invaluable, and his experience will help me win many more tournaments." becker's return is surprising. he led the german davis cup team from 1997 to 1999, but since then, he has avoided the professional tennis circuit. headlines about his private life have kept him in the spotlight, and he also took up competitive ogre playing. >> that is all for now. thanks so much for joining us. >> we will see you next time. -- he also took up competitive poker playing. >> that is all for now. thanks so much for joining us. >> we will see you next time. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- back coming up in the program major has lost out to a deal with brazil. not selling.is hundreds killed and thousands forced from their homes as erupts. all of that still to come. a matter of weeks before the winter olympic games kicks of

the center's new coach jim and legend boris becker watched from the sidelines until it closed out the match in typical style with an ace. the silky winter olympics contender wayne johnston six justin grant takes two weeks and that kim and downhill race in maria full appreciate it is the favourite to win gold but reese disappointed at the women's world cup giant slalom saturday the austrian race and having clinched the win with a compelling time owns two minutes seventeen seconds into sending this to korea victory so when the legal fees. all schools taking a swing to break a rib in bridging the gap only presenting three candidates for the michael olsen german football. i am today awarded jointly only the german football association. dw and others now the most of the three he's been preaching to the wall of the year you if a cop with a rose to mention the bow in his playing days police say he coached college to attend a small town team into a very competitive some lead. and since june ladies hit the fifty three year old has been cut to jamaica's national him i reviewed on a rainy day st

person has to be someone who has been in that particular situations that time that i am right now boris becker is going to miss listening to the game known as the great sir on visitors' and he can help me in different parts of up my game home court as well. tom according to the mental aspect no back talk of a juicy next tournaments will be the australian open in two weeks the russian athletes have launched their official olympic and paralympic it's for the sox the winter games red and whites of the colors of the competitors from the host nation. the letters are times you complacent on the phone to the jackets on the bubble pops for months and athletes. the president of the russian olympic committee said. moving yet we had these olympics will be riots. they'll be interesting performances and of course the bride uniform of our olympic team is not the least important factor for me. in that uniform shepherd recognizable use of bold brights and i'm comfortable with who. yes that is on is that the cats combines both mother and a traditional russian spy was such a games start on saturday the seventh

lucrative invitational tournament in abu dhabi for the third straight time watched on by new coach boris becker and longtime girlfriend you'll notice that the trying to secure old converted his third much point with a spectacular ace dock of edge and back at her famed six grand slam titles a piece of chalk a bitch will be looking to increase that tally when he picks up his title defense at the australian open in two weeks time. while earlier in the day while the number one rough on the doll was also a happy man after the spanish king of play beat fronted joe wilfried tsonga in the third place match it went down to the wire in the first set before the doll prevailed in a close tie break and then stepped up a gear to take the second set six three on the match and twenty seven the doll has won thirteen grand slam titles and will be looking to defend his french and us open crowns next season after targeting a first australian open title five years. while elsewhere women's world number five agnieszka advance that has led poland to two wins from two to go top of group a at the eight nation hopman cup

the australian open champion has added six-time grand slam winnerer boris becker to his ranks.will travel to tournaments starting in melbourne where he hopes to defending his grand slam title. and that is it for sport. >> do say with us on al jazeera. for our viewers in the united states, it's back to your regular programming on al jazeera america. for our international viewers we're back in just a moment for all of today's top stories. do stay with us. ♪ >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact... that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight weeknights 9et / 6pt only on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters, these are the stories we are following for you. a compromised budget bill expected to come before the senate today. >>> people fleeing the violence in south sue sdan, looking for refuge. >>> a diary from hitler's inner circle recovered and turned over to the holocaust museum. ♪ >>> that bipartisan budget deal now on the brink of passing the