lewis hamilton has a 48 point lead over nico rosberg. on to the rugby world cup, and 2-time champions south africa have been dealt a blow. the captain was ruled out from the rest of the tournament with a broken jaw. the injury happening in the 48-46 victory on saturday. they haven't had much luck. overshadowing the appearances, announcing the 2003 tournament. >> wales rugby coach hailed his courageous team over victory over england at the world cup. despite a series of victories, wales won 28 points to 25. mark graham reports. >> reporter: the jubilation for the wealth summed it up. after trailling for virtually the entire match. they took the lead and hang on to win a nail-biter. >> you go there and you have a driven line out and you are a hero. ut make the wrong call and you are zero. >> with two nervous coaches, england dominated the first half. setting up johnny may for the first try. wales looked in trouble with the home side, going ahead 16-6. but england allowed wales to stay in touch by conceding silly penalties, and dan couldn't

out in front lewis hamilton seemed to be doing all the right things. the mercedes group were worried about tire pressure. >> we need to pull a gap. pull a gap. don't ask questions, just execute. >> a breach carrying a time penalty. >> he was investigated after the race. it's not a good day for team-mate nico rosberg. his title hopes look to be going up in smoke. lewis hamilton crossed the finish line with a 25 second lead to claim his 40th career victory. >> look at the crowd. it's incredible. unbelievable ban here. i don't know if my team can hear us. this team is remarkable. what we have achieved is special. i'm grateful for them. >> lewis hamilton leads nico rosberg by 53 points in the standing, with just seven races remaining. sarah coates, al jazeera. >>> australian all-rounder shane watson announced his retirement from test cricket. he was dropped in the first ashes test against england. he won two ashes series and named australia player of the year >>> that is the sport for now. back to julie in london >>> thank you. competitors from all over th

. >> we'll tell you why lewis hamilton's win in japan puts him on par with one of the greatest drivers in formula one history. >> voting well underway in elections that could lead to catalonia breaking away from spain. catalan's pro independence party eight victory in region ales would give them a mandate to declare independence. the government in madrid will reward that move as illegal. jonah hull reports. >> it could well be a good day for independence in catalonia. voters have turned out in big numbers to elect a regional parliament with a coalition of pro independence parties from the left and the right likely to win a majority of seats. that they intend their voices to be heard as far away as madrid

. >>> and in sport it's been another dominant day for lewis hamilton in the race for the formula oneld title. while his closest rival went up in smoke at the italian grand prix, hamilton celebrated his seventh win of the season. ♪ ♪ >>> the pope has called on every european parish and religious community to take in at least one refugee family. in this as thousands of people are continuing to make their way towards western europe. many are now at the border between hungary and austria. the austrian chancellor has said it's time to phase out extraordinary measures allowing the unimpeded flow of people. there are still thousands waiting for make that trip near the hungarian southern border with serbia. police are moving people in to a new transit camp. hungary says it will seal the crossing with a new hyphens in less than five days. for many, though, the trip sat last over as refugees arrived in germany by train and bus many were met with cheers and applause. joining us live now from munich is mohamed jamjoon, he's no in commune i can forgive me. he's in austria. what is the latest we a

lewis hamilton will start sunday's it al grand grand prix. the britain recorded his second consecutive poll during qualifying on saturday, just one behind the record of his idol. robin add amends reports. >> reporter: after dominating for most of the season and posting the quickest time in all three practice sessions, it was no surprised when lewis hamilton once again topped the timesheets on saturday. the championship leader again giving his mercedes team something to smile amount. >> feeling good. the engineers have done a fantastic job on both sides of the garrett. you know, big thanks to the guys at the factory who made improvements to the reliability of the engine and bring it here. it's a big step for us there. >> rashburg reverted to an old engine. he paddy the price. the second quickest in friday's practice session only managed fourth place this time around. >> ryken and sebastian capitalized on rosberg's engine troubles taking 2nd and 3rd places respectively since 2010. >> and in conditions, we have many good laps and it's been a whi

lewis hamilton is 28 pints points ahead of nico rosberg. >> a big jock. michel ndahinduka has been knocked out. the 13th time in a decade that the grand champ champion will end the season without a title. mark graham reports. >> reporter: now ranked eighth in the world. michel ndahinduka's form has been far from best. he wobbled. fabio fognini took the match thursday, into the early hours on friday. prevailing in five sets. >> if you want to play against him and if you want to do something different, you have to risk. >> it's not the matter that i lost. if i had opportunities, he wins. so i accept it, not happy that he played better than i did, but that is what happened. >> while rafael nadal's form continues to slump. the world number one novak djokovic advanced comfortably through to the fourth. the 2011 us open champion beat andreas seppi in under two hours. >> satisfied, but you can always do better. i think. we are all perfectionists in a way and we always see certain things that we could have done better. >> women's world number one serena williams

lewis hamilton is 28 ahead of nico rosberg, his closest riveral.he qualified fourth after having his engine replaced for the qualifying session. >> it was very close. it's nice to see that we have a good fight. today, the car has been good over the weekend, and the mechanics did a fantastic job. big thanks to the guys. back to the factory who made improvements to reliability of the engine. and to bring it here is a step first. >>> a crash and a rally in spain killed several spectatorsing during the rally in north-west spain. a car flew off the track at high speed and into the crowd much spanish police confirmed some were killed and 16 injured. the rally has been suspended >>> jason day is on course to become the third different world number one golfer in two weeks. the australian shot a second successive round of 68 of the deutsche bank championship, leaving him 6-under par, six shots behind the leader charlie hoffmann. they need to win the tournament. finishing lower than third to become the new world number one. jordan spieth was the world number

. >> we'll tell you why lewis hamilton's win in japan puts him on par with one of the greatest drivers in formula one history. >> voting well underway in elections that could lead to catalonia breaking away from spain. catalan's pro independence party eight victory in region ales would give them a mandate to declare independence. the government in madrid will reward that move as illegal. jonah hull reports. >> it could well be a good day for independence in catalonia. voters have turned out in big numbers to elect a regional parliament with a coalition of pro independence parties from the left and the right likely to win a majority of seats. that they intend their voices to be heard as far away as madrid an brussels. >> we are absolutely convinced that democratic mandate that we will get today in the polls will be respected, whichever it's going to be. i hope it is also something that will be upheld by the opinions of the member state. >> within 18 months of a win, they say, the coalition will have completed a process of independence institution building. it will have changed the catal

. >> lewis hamilton victory at the grant free is under investigation. we'll have that story for you a little later. first, polls have opened in guatemala to elect a anew president after months of political turmoil. the president stepped down this week and he was subsequently jailed on corruption charges. crossing over to david mercer, joining us from guatemala city to tell us how turnout has been so far, david. >> well, it's still early hours here in guatemala, voting started about two hours ago. people are slowly filing in at this particular station where we're at right now. 20% of the people they expect to vote have already voted. that's a pretty fair turnout so far. there are 14 candidates for presidency who want to run the country for the next four years, but of course, this is all taking place against this political turmoil in the country. now, with me today, i'm joined by a supervisor here. thank you for being here with us today. we heard rumors that certain political parties are offering to pay voters to take pictures of their ballots to show the

comics - manga cart oons >>> a change of hairstyle but the same old lewis hamilton in qualifying. details a little later. >>> you're on the nouri al-maliki here in al jazeera -- newshour, here in al jazeera. more than 1400 have crossed the border. it is expected to double. germany is expecting 10,000 asylum seekers arriving. e.u. ministers are meeting in luxembourg. france and germany, for example, pushing for a common e.u. asylum seekers request a quote for the country. and morocco's ruling justice and development party appears to be making gains in the big city. morocco since 2011, many moroccans moving to regional councils >>> okay. 16 billion of aid. that is how much donor countries pledged to rebuild afghanistan. those pledges came with conditions. the donors are meeting to assess how about the afghan government performed. one of afghan's unity government has released self assessment. if you like, and we show you how we think it fairs. a bit of a report card on the matter of corruption, a priority for donor countries, and improving security. one of the biggest changes. a b pl

lewis hamilton's hopes to emulate an all-time great hit a bump in the road ahead of the sing more grand prix. >> hundreds of refugees began to board trains. they were heading to hungary, and to slovenia. for days thousands of people have been stuck between hungary, slovenia and croatia, those three nations not agreeing on what to do with them. hungary and slovenia criticized croatia for redirecting people to the countries, here is why croatia is the latest bottle neck. thousands of people had to cross from serbia. the route they wanted to take was blocked by a razor wire fence. croatia is sending them to hungary and to neighbouring slovenia. the refugees don't want to stay in any country, most heading to germany, where they believe they have more chance of being granted asylum. lawrence lee is on the border between croatia and slovenia. >> here at the border the croatian strategy continues, it's a miserable night more many that didn't have a tent. providing shelter was too complicated for the croatian government. and the lack of logistical support from the croatian side led to a number

champion leader lewis hamilton started from fifth on the grid, and any hopes of challenging the lead ended when he lost power and had to retire. no problems for betle though. the person crossing the line ahead of kimmo. he trails hamilton by 49 points in the drivers' standing. >>> football in barcelona in action right now in spain's la liga. a win would take them top of the table. in england manchester united beat southampton to go second in the english premier league. problems continue for liverpool as they go home. they beat them in the opening. >>> italian champions juventes have won. the win means they have four points after four games in syria. it follows their victory over manchester city on the champions league on tuesday. >>> for the final part of the controlling sports series, looking at the increasingly fractured relationship between sporting organizations and the media. as lee wellings reports, it's a hot topic in english football where journalists are being locked out of clubs. >> reporter: for many english towns it's a simple, unwritten truth. the local newspaper meets t

all smiles for sebastian bedell and a day to forget for lewis hamilton. ff ffrz. >>> houthi rebels have held the city for a year. we have the story. >> reporter: chaos on the stree streets. a man is heard shouting desperately asking for help. his father has just been shot. there's intense fighting between houthi rebels and government troops. the injured are rushed to the hospital, which is overwhelmed with increasing numbers of casualties. activists accused shia muslim houthis and forces local to the former president for targeting civilians. the war has claimed the lives of thousands of yemenis. this house was targeted by a coalition air strike. neighbors say a family of 11 was killed in the attack. it's the second air strike targeting the old city of sanaa considered a world heritage site. the victims were buried in a cemetery in the old quarter of the city. one of the most ancient places in the arab world. >> translator: farmers life in in area. this shouldn't have been targeted. we spent the whole night looking after injured children. shrapnel flew all

. >>> coming up after the break in sport, a very different looking lewis hamilton off the track.e results on it. action from formula one's latest stop in italy coming up with raul in a moment. >>> it's time for sport now, here is raul. >>> thanks, very much. we start with formula one, despite it being the home track of ferrari mercedes dominated the practice on friday ahead of the italian grand prix. lewis hamilton has dominated the world champion fastest in second practice just under a little under 200th of a second quicker than had i teammate. despite spinning off the track, officer rare i' rareferrari's sd the second time. >>> these two sets to one up. djokovic may well be the favorite to win in new york but the second seed roger federer has looked the most impressive in the men's draw, safely in the third round after seeing off the man from bell jam for the loss of just four games. >>> it was a big night of euro 2016 qualifiers as countries try to take another step toward a place for the finals in france next june. huge game in frank ford as the world champions germany host g

lewis hamilton's team was second. it's nico rosberg's first poll, and he strils brit bin by 41 points. the red bull machine crashed. thankfully the russian driver escaped unhurt, leading to suspension of the final lap. comes years after a crash at the same track, leading to death in july. the rugby world cup conditions. the group of death is the main focus. the tournament hosts have won the last two meetings, with this group coning australia. whoever losses could face an early exit from the tournament. >> the game is massive for me growing up from the age of five, watching scotland versus wales. it's a special occasion to be part of and it will be incredible. i can't wait to get out there. >> they are attempting to regs der a first win. they have a chance to redeem themselves. it was an image of the ongoing refugee crisis in europe. a farmer with his son in his arms tripped by a camera woman in hungary. he happened to be a football coach. with help from real madrid they are starting a new life in spain. >> a father ki

it was a disappointing day for lewis hamilton starting in 5th.ow, to part two of the series on controlling sport, we are looking at the increasing strange relationship between sporting organizations worldwide and the media. as reports, this is an issue in india. >> complaints about the bcci curbing the media freedoms has been going or for years. some international media companies refused to broadcast cricket tours from india over what they say are excessive fees. now some say the root of the conflict about is the lack of transparency in the bcci itself. >> i think it needs to be more transparent and they should allow the media to fairly comment on the administration, as well as procedures. but at the same time, they need to protect the commercial investment, because the money is going to the players, so the imannals that are coming in, fair, new access and fair reporting should be all right. but to allow organization to commercial exploit that is something they have a right to protect. >> given the deep political connections and the fact it is a

formula one leader lewis hamilton seriously consider most talked it for the singleseat open wheel racet. this after justin wilson died after being hit in the head from debris from another car. his death came a month after another driver died following nine months in a, from a massive head injury. hamilton says he sees closed, it's in the future but a tough decision to make. a prosecutor in paris says a wing part that washed up on a malaysian island did come from flight 370 according to a french news agency. the debris was found on reunion island in july, the first trace to believe -- believed to have been found since it vanished. $470 million settlement involving apple and google. plaintiffs have claimed they have conspired to avoid hiring from each other. the judge awarded $40 million in legal fees, half of what had been requested. those are some of your top stories. one stock we are watching today is twitter, shares rising ahead of a board meeting where they will discuss the ceo search, but investors are getting and the. getting antsy. joining us now from san francisco is emily chang

my friend lewis hamilton come away funnier than me. charlie: you made it bigger than them because -- chris: i had to work harder at it. comedy didn't just pour out of me. i had to think about it intellectually. just being liked, i never did anything well until i got on stage. charlie: you found your home. chris: it was a calling. there was nothing i did well. to this day, my friend mario, his nickname for me is just jokes because i suck at everything else. ♪ charlie: conan o'brien is here. he is in a landscape that is undergoing dramatic changes both in terms of its host and how is his being concerned. he recently took his show to cuba. it was the first time since 1959. i am very pleased to have conan o'brien back at this table. welcome. conan: i am the old guy now. one of the first shows i came on in 93, i sat here and no one thought i was going to make it. you were very nice to me, i recall. if we looked at that appearance now, it would look like an i love lucy episode. i was a young redhaired woman at the time. charlie: you hadn't d

with his team-mate lewis hamilton second. nico rosberg's first poll since may, and he trails britain by 41 points in the standings. he was one of a handful of drivers denying a chance to post. when daniel crashed the red bull in the third qualifying session. thankfully the russian driver was unhurt, leading to a suspicion. coming a year after the crash on the same track, leading to his death in july. it was a definitive image of the refugee crisis, a syrian tripped over by a camera woman, the farmer who happened to be a football coach. this man and his family are starting a new life in spain as matt rumsy reports. >> a father kicking a football with his son. it seemed so normal in madrid. this is no ordinary family. he was deliberately dripped by a camera woman while holding his son in a field. it was a defining moment both for the treatment of refugees, and the future of the family, who now have a spanish roof over their heads, and an income. . >> not good life before. my country is in war. and come to turkey. and when i com

nico was kwiekest in qualifying with lewis hamilton second. it's the first pole since may and he trails britain by 31 points. hamilton was one of a handful of drivers who posted on the lap and then he crashed his red bull late in the third qualifying session. thankfully the russian driver escaped unhurt. it led to the suspension of a final lab after they crashings at the stam track that led to his death in july. >>> the political maneuvering is gathering pace at fifa following a swift investigation into the chief sepp blatter. one of the candidates that hoped to replace him, the prince of jordan, is touting himself as the safe choice to rid the governing body of corruption. ali who stewed against blatter in the last election in may said he's heard from many member associations in the last 24 hours and is calling for immediate change at the troubled organization. in a statement on saturday, prince ali said we have to accept changing fifa is not a matter of choice, it's already changed shaken to the core by the scandaling that decimate our body

. >>> lewis hamilton is trying to win sunday's singapore grand pr prix.hed his lead to 53 points ahead of mercedes teammate. if he wins it will equal the record of three world championships. >> as a kid my goal was to emulate etton, so after the last race i was notified of how many races i had done, and to see it almost correlated with his career, i -- i must say i couldn't believe it. i didn't know that the whole nine years what course i was on. and so naturally it feels pretty amazing. >>> l-- lithuania are k looking to win their fourth european title, but they were really tested by italy, only trailing by one. the italians managed to force overtime, but from there lithuania were too strong, eventually winning by 10. lithuania will face serbia in the semis who knocked out the czech republic. the minnesota timber wolf double-doubled with 14 points and 10 rebounds. serbia winning 89-75. >>> there is much more sport on our website. for all of the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. we have blogs and video clips from our correspondents around the world. i

. >>> in support, lewis hamilton misses out on a record as ferrari's sebastian betto dominates the grandrix. ♪ >>> the saudi-led coalition carried out airstrikes on several sites against the capitol sanaa. the radio and t.v. building and the ministry of trade at least 29 people were killed. earlier, houthi rebels and troops loyal to former president have standing several neighborhoods in the southwest city of taiz. seven rebels were reportedly killed. meanwhile, troops from the coalition are gathering in the marib region. several thousand forces are in the province to provide tactical support to the yemeni military fighting the rebels. for the fighting in yemen has displayed one and a half million people and 21 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. oxfam's head of programs for yemen has just returned from the war-torn country. >> i think what is really most astonishing is the level of destruction wrought, one, by the ground fighting that we are seeing in places like taiz and previously in aden but also by the airstrikes which have been relentless for almost six months now and t

. >> former line championship leader lewis hamilton is set to match race victories if he can win sunday's singapore grand prix. he picked up the win earlier this month. it stretched his lead to 53 points ahead of mercedes teammate. if he wins this year, he will equal the record of three world championships. >> this is a kid that was my goal was to emulate, so after the last race, i was only notified how many races i had done and to see that it kind of almost correlated with the career that he had. i want to say i couldn't believe it. i didn't know that the whole nine years, what course i was on, and so you know, naturally, it feels pretty amazing. >> lithuania are through to the semifinals of the championships after getting past italy. lithuania are looking to win their fourth european title. they were only trailing by one going into the last quarter. lithuania were too strong, eventually winning it by 10. >> lithuania will face serbia in the semis who knocked out the czech republic. they were knocked out by a top performance. the minnesota timberwolve double-doubled, serbia winning 89-75

israel announcing new restrictions after a stand-off of worshippers there and we will tell you why lewis hamilton we want on par with one of the greatest drivers in formula one history. troops from cameron, niger and chad are picking up steps against boko haram. the latest town to be certain away from the armed group, it was used by boko haram as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. nigeria's president has given his military until november to defeat the fighters. united nations saying that since may of 2013, 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced because of the violence there. one of the few international journalists on the ground in nigeria's northeast. he has been on patrol with the army. this is his exclusive report from the front line. battling a group who is who has raped, looted against northeast nigh year i can't. the last humans have been particular important in turning the tide for the army. >> we continue the nigerian army took us on a 15-hour trip to the front line. everywhere, a reminders of the carnage of the last six years. boko haram remains a force. dozens wer

l lewis hamilton who is one pole position away was fourth fastest. >>> russia has mashed the 1,000-day countdown to the next fifa world cup in 2018. the noticeable absentee is the fifa secretary-general is suspended claiming he profited from the wholesale of the tickets. vladimir putin was part of the celebrations in moscow. >> translator: always welcome and are happy to meet visitors. to promise to make a spectacular sporting event. i'm sure it will make world sports and football history. it will bring together the big, united, international football play. >>> nick bet dan evans in four sets. they're looking to reach the dafs cup for the first time since 1978. in the first singles match andy murray took on the australian to kick off the best of nine se semifina semifinals. he was ranked 69 pace places below him. they won it straight sets. that's all for you for now. ifrments no one last story with sports. ma hauhammad ali made a rare pu appearance in louisville, kentucky. he was honored for the legacy he created in and out of the ring. the 73-year-old is considered among the greatest

navigating the wet weather clocking a time of 69.2777 seconds and only .200 ahead of rossburg and lewis hamiltonnd back in third. formula one returned to sazuka since the fatal crash last year and the driver was severely injured in a crash during the japanese grand prix, the 25-year-old remained comatose until his death in july. japan's sports minister resigned due to the troubles with the plan for the country's olympic stadium and he told prime minister he wanted to take responsibility for the problem. the original plan for the tokyo 2020 stadium was scrapped after the cost rose over $2 billion and has been asked to stay in office until a successor is named. benson has taken a two-shot lead at golf tour championship in atlanta and a seven under par of 63 on day one on this event for the world's top 30 players and jason dey is world number one after winning four of the last six events but triple bogie at the fifth did not help the cause and he is six shots off the pace. >> on top of the leaderboard in any tournament and it's been a lot of jason and jordan and ricky and of course it is good to ge

. >>> lewis hamilton is set to match [ inaudible ] of race victories if he can bring sunday's singaporex. the britain picked up his 40th career race earlier this month. it stretched his lead in the driver's championship to 53 points. if he wins the title this year, hamilton will always equal the record of three world championships. >> this is a kid that -- my goal was to emulate him. so after the last race i was notified how many races i had done, and to see that it almost correlated with the career that he had had, i hadn't -- i didn't know that the whole nine years or what course i was on, and so, you know, naturally it feels pretty amazing. >>> [ inaudible ] are through to the semifinals after getting past italy. lithuania are looking to win the fourth european title, but they were really tested by italy, only trailing by one going in the quarter. the italians managed to force overtime, but from there they were too strong and won by ten. >>> now soviet space artifacts are in show in london. the first time many have been seen outside of russia. the exhibition honors soviet innovation

. >>> formula one championship leader lewis hamilton will match the race victories, if he can win sunday'snd prix and picked up the 40th career race at the italian earlier and this much it stretched the lead in the driver's championship to 53 points ahead of the teammate nick rossburg and if he wins the title this year hamilton will equal the record of three world championships. >> a kid and my goal was to elbow emulate and after the last race i was notified how many races i had done and almost correlated with a career that he had, i want to say i couldn't believe it and i didn't know that the whole nine years or what course i was on and so naturally it feels pretty amazing. >> tennis in britain are getting ready to take on australia and davis cup semi finals in glasgco and trying to reach the tournament and led by world number three andy murray who half carried his team after wins of europe and france in previous rounds and will play in friday's opening singles match. >> i think you know the atmosphere when we played in the first round here was phenomenal and i think that at this time it