. >> near melbourne a sort of airplane that debuted during the first world war this marks the 100 year anniversary of the fighter plane. >> now it's a rare site in moscow thousands of protestors marching together. these are pictures from the russian capitol live. the march is in memory of boris nemtsov, a vocal critic of vladimir putin shot dead friday night. rory challands has more are. >> not since the anti kremlin protests of 2011-2012 ever we seen so many people on the streets of moscow in opposition to the government's policies. thousands and thousands came out and marched down the embankments behind me, up and round st. basil's cathedral past the place boris nemtsov was shot dead friday night. as you would expect for a memorial march this was a fairly quiet affair, some chanting generally dignified as the crowds marched past. the only thing to indicate a hitch was the arrest of a ukrainian m.p., a rather bizarre event. he wrote on his facebook page, saying he'd been detained by police on the march they took his passport, they hit him a little bit now they've taken him away for po

mcclaren have a new engine but it didn't begin well for them in melbourne. both of their cars were stuck at the back of the grid on sunday. saturn became the youngest to compete in f-one. he came before rrosso 4-time world k4578 pin made his qualifying view for ferrari, fourth in melbourne start. alongside william felipe ma'am assa, the last known mercedes back in avert tree i can't in june to take gold. >> last year's granted prewinner will start second on the grid as part of a mercedes run, too. his teammates, rein ing world champion was half a second quicker in his 39th poll. >> huge effort from the guys back at the factory to enable us to come here and have this performance, so evelyn credibly blessed to have this car. we have found a good balance and today, it's about trying to -- pushes those. it's so much fun when you get in to qualifying you have those single lamps that you have to push. >> silver hours have won 16 of the last 19 races and are in prime position to answer that on sunday. richard parr al jazeera. >> so confirmation of the qualifying re

. >> and in sport the new formula one season is upon us in melbourne. and mercedes is in front of the grid. >> hello kurdish security forces have found evidence which they say confirm accusations that isil is using chemical agents in the agents in iraq and syria. samples collected after a suicide attack on peshmerga forces in january suggest that chlorine were being used as chemical weapons. last week video emerged of the iraqi army showing detonations using chlorine gas. it causes choking and was banned you under the 19,967 1997 chemical weapons decision. i asked one of the world's leading chemical weapons experts, i asked him if he was surprised that chemical weapons are probably being used by isil. >> i'm not surprised at all. i just came back from iraq myself advising iraqi forces how to counter act the chemical weapons, particularly chlorine. isil has seen how effective chemical weapons and it was only a matter of time before they used it themselves, and only this week we've seen extensive use of chlorine ieds improvised explosive devices in tikrit

. >> in the skiesner melbourne, a dog fight is underway, one that replicates aerial combat that took place a century ago above europe and the middle east. >> the first word war is best known for long, drawn out french warfare. this is a reenactment of one battle, when soldiers from britain, australia, new zealand and india attacked turkey. the so-called great war was also the first where air power played a significant role. from the very start of the war in 1914, aircraft were used for reconnaissance. pilots reported enemy positions. a year later the planes became fighting machines. >> 1915 was a crucial point in the war when it comes to aerial combat, when they were fitted with guns and aerial combat dog fighting came into its own really evolved. >> andrew flies cargo planes for a living. flying these is his passion. >> a rotary engine, if you were holding down the trigger of the machine gun, as the propeller came in front of the machine gun, it would stop firing. it allowed you to come up behind another aircraft and looking directly at it take it out. >> it was simple, deadly and a

australia is looking into reports that a melbourne teenager carried out a suicide attack for isis in iraq. >> the foreign minister confirms the 18-year-old went to iraq and syria in august of last year. >> this is a tragic story, if the reports are confirmed. he will be yet another australian who has been killed in this conflict on the side of a brutal terrorist organization. >> his aunt spoke to our affiliate in australia in melbourne on monday. >> he's just a young boy that went looking for something after he lost someone very, very dear to him, his mother. >> the foreign minister says there are about 19 australian citizens in iraq and syria who are fighting on behalf of isis and 20 others have been killed there. >>> iraqi government forces led by shia militia have recaptured three quarters of the city of tikrit from isis. but the commander of that militia group says about 150 isis fighters are still holding out. >> isis has gained some ground of its own to the west of baghdad. senior international correspondent ben wedeman has the details from baghdad. >> reporter: it's a mixed pi

>>> australia is the toast of world cricket after seeing off co-host new zealand in the final in melbourneountry's fifth world cup title and the first time australia has won the cup on home turf. andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: a big victory rally has been going on in the sunshine in melbourne's federation square. big cheers went up as each team member came out on stage. the biggest of all for the captain, michael clark. australia's prime minister wasn't there but his deputy was, all australians were proud of this team he said. the papers here are full of the victory too. here is monday's australians. it calls the final match the dream sequence, a demolition job of new zealand. the daily telegraph here calls it a ferry a fairytale. it's only march of course but it's been a good year so far to australian sport. world cricket champions and also the football champions of asia. after victory in the asian cup also on home turf in january. compare that to the sent of national dismay after the miserable medal tally in the 2012 olympics, it's all very different now for a country t

this is the biggest story in melbourne.rting them but last year so did vander garde and his sponsors or backers for the 2015 season. to then turn around and sign up another two drivers, you have three into two doesn't go. clearly the funding teams are needing these days is so critted call, not just sauber they are prepared to disregard what they agreed to do in 2014 and take two other drivers who have a bigger budget to support the team. >> now, raul madrid coach carlos andry etty is looking up in the stands where he can see the fans waving white flags where they lost in the championship's league and went down 4-3 but scraped through to the finals in aggregate. real madrid went 3-2 up in the second half. the former real striker made it 4-3 to shalka just one more goal to the german side and they would have knocked it out. >> translator: their top one across the board in defense and lack of fight, motivation and concentration. it isn't good for our image of the club. the xhilsles were totally justified. we have to work harde

this is the former archbishop of melbourne. they have seen his expense sheets. flights within europe are over 1200 euros per flight within europe. that is because he is flying business class. not a style of other parts of the vatican to indoor. they are saying, other popes have had this problem before. "i and going to fix this now." there is a scandal with this cardinal who is not quite right. anchor: thank you for that look at the weekly news magazines. for a closer look, you can check out our website on france24.com. /ñ/ñxúlúl

melbourne. >> now, a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. strikes led by saudi arabia have been targeting houthi fighters and missile sites in yemen for a fifth successive day. one of the strikes has hit a camp of internally displaced people in haja problemsja province. there are conflicting accounts of number of people killed. >>> secretary of state john kerry says u.s. is work very hard with iran to reach a resolution of its nuclear future tuesday is the deadline for the agreement. >>> waiting for results of nigerianigeria's weekend vote. warning that counting may be subject to deliberate political interference. >> got more now on the fighting in yemen. pakistan is telling all of its 3,000 citizens in yemen to leave. oit's also the only nonarab country, that joins the coalition. >> reporter: on sunday night,ing pakistanis were flown out. >> at night there was a lot of bombing, it broke our windows. the houthis were the main threat, they are saying why is pakistan backing the saudis. >> the prime minister of pakistan told saudi arabia's lea

they are working on confirming it was a melbourne man. the grand -- the most senior cleric is in indonesia to ask for clemency for two australians on death row. all of the foreigners on death row will be executed together. greece needs to find billions of euros in order to meet its debt. after reaching an agreement for an extension athens is being criticized for not proposing enough reforms to get the money. the finance minister yannis varoufakis said his country has small cash flow problem. >> institutions have taken measures and i'm sure we will come to an agreement and they will not be allowed to derail the process and now we're in the process of completing it. >> you are saying you might -- your debt-free payments? >> greece is doing its part. the institutions will do their part so there will be no need for any postponements of the payment. the issue will be dealt with in a timely manner. anchor: you can watch the complete interview shortly. stay tuned. another financial bailout. ukraine's economy is in shatters. kiev will get a lifel

both made clean starts in melbourne. the statement couldn't be said for pastor maldonado. spinning out after being tagged by felipe massa. team-mates grosjean retired. vergia perez recovered after colliding with jenson button's mclaren. there was the youngest driver a 17-year-old - lasting half the race due to ng failure. former world champion kimmie raikkonen didn't last. longer after travel with the back left wheel. there were no problems for mers completing an it 1-2 finish. lewis hamilton excited with the victory, and a chance to meet arnold schwarzenegger. >> hey, man, how are you doing. >> congratulations. >> arnold schwarzenegger man. how are you doing? >> lewis hamilton what does it feel like having won the world championship, and now winning the first race again sm urksz it's a pleasure. we have the greatest fans thank you so much for coming out. my team did an amazing job today, and it's ain credible feeling to continue on from last year, and to be up here with you. i thought you were taller. i thought you were taller on "terminator." sebastien vettel came third.

. >> i am andrew thomas in melbourne australia with the sort of airplanes they viewed during the firstorld war. this year marks 100 years of the fighter plane. ♪ >>> welcome to the program. it was a rare sight on the streets of moscow. thousands of protesters marched earlier on sunday in memory of the boris nemtsov. a vocal critic of put putin shot dead on friday night t protesters say it was a political murder. rory challands reports from the russian capitol. >> boris nemtsov hold sunday's rally would be a re-energizeing. the crowd was vast bigger than any anti-kremlin march for years. nemtsov was not here to see it. his murder, arguabley is the main reason so many people came. >> we came to protest because they killed a man, a man who was telling the truth. we think the authorities bears'actions are a travesty of justice. a man was killed for telling the truth truth. >>> i came because boris was killed and not only because of that: because we need to fight. we cannot live like this. i look around and i want to shout, people i love you. . >> nemtsov's face was everywhere. the bullets

james allen reports from melbourne. >> reporter: sauber are back to the drawing board.er guard has said if he's not given a car he would feel sauber are in contempt of the court ruling. not as simple as that because racing formula 1 you need a super license awarded by the governing body the fia. and that's quite a lengthy process and it's not clear as of this point whether or not van der guard will be eligible for a super license for him to take part in the saturday qualifying and sunday grand prix. normally contractual issues are sorted out but it's interesting in this case it's gone legal and interesting in this case that the team has lost so we watch developments with great interest. >> sauber testing just under way soon in melbourne. more sports from around the world at bbc.com/sports. follow us on facebook. we're all over social mediap. i'm nick marshal mccormack. we'll see you soon. bye-bye. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you want it ♪ ♪ go out and get it ♪ how do i get hotel deals nobody else gets?... i know a guy. price-line ne-go-ti-a-tor! i know this guy... konohito... and this g

. -- quarterfinals - the latest from that match in melbourne >>> tunisia named the two people it says were behind the deadly attack on one of the capital's most popular sites. the announcement following the president's promise to wage a merciless war against terrorism. this is the scene in tunis now, that's the entrance to the compound that is home to the bardo national museum. a couple of armed guards are stationed outside in an armed vehicle. let's look at what happened there on wednesday. two gunmen wearing military uniforms entered the museum killing 14, 12 tourists. the motivation unclear. hours later, the come pound was stormed, killing both gunmen. hundreds gathered in tunis to pay respects to the people killed. they held flags and banners denouncing terrorism. the latest news is the identification of these men. what more do you know about them, and their intentions? >> well the authorities said at least one of the men was known to the intelligence services. that they went on to say that he wasn't known for anything in particular. that doesn't enlighten us more as to what his m

. >>> and india in their world cup quarter final against bangladesh in melbourne those highlights comingin sports. ♪ >>> first, the yags human rights office says the islamic state of iraq and the levant fighters have committed genocide. the case is being referred to the international criminal court for prosecution, the u.n. alleges isil committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. cases of killings torture, rape and sexual slavery carried out by isil fighters. isil fighterings forced people to convert to islam, and forced children to fight for them. the genocide comes from attempts to wipe out the yazidis in iraq. the chief investigator on the report says many minority groups were targeted inside of iraq. >> with the yazidis in particular, we are finding the information we gathered points strongly to genocide because they were specifically targeted. they were -- the intention to destroy the group was very very clear from the onset. and what we were able to document was a consistent pattern where isil fighters came in to the yazidis areas and separated men and boys over the age of 14

for the previous two days he had been in court in melbourne where a judge had ruled that the team musto race. the dutchman claims he had been promised a seat for the season but they terminated the contract in february. after skipping the first session the two drivers the team did want did take to the track while vander guard remained out in the cold. they face being found guilty of being in contempt of court and having their assets seized. both parties urged to reach a settlement the case to continue on saturday. >> it's definitely very very impact on the team. because the situation was for a while unclear. we -- we now have certain actions taken against the team and so we are acting abchordingly. so there is nothing more i can say to that. >> reporter: a car crash of a different kind kevin mag anyson who is replacing the driver for mclaren this weekend losing control early. but it was a familiar story at the top of the time sheets again setting the pace but the winner edged out his world champion teammate going .1 seconds quicker. >>> new zealand going to the quarter finals of the cri

in the first race of the new season, it rolls off the grid on sunday in melbourne. >> i think that will always be the case. there might be other competition from other teams. we will see when we get into the weekend. >> they cruised to the title last season. ross burke is not ruling out another team challenge. >> we are definitely keeping an eye on the competition. we have been working hard over the winter. we are very confident in ourselves, that we have done a good job, too. >> after a 2014 season headlined by the controversial followed between the drivers the batter will recommence in the first race of the new season this sunday. >> ricky port won stage four of the pure any's -- of the trek to the summit. the 2013 champion was close. the overall race leader michael matthews was dropped by the pact during the final ascent. a judge in argentina is investigating the helicopters that killed several pro-french sports stars and their pilots. a team of french investigators arrived at the crash in northern argentina were eight french citizens and to argentine pilots died when the two helicop

strong thunderstorms, one role across a ban in melbourne the past 24 hours, another over sydney.ootage out of australia. officials there are saying some 250 emergency calls were responded to tremendous rainfall power lightning strikes. in fact one of the beaches on the eastern suburbs of sydney they evacuated the beach because of dangers of the weather. kind of a time lapse perspective of these storms as they cruised across this region. of course some train service also disrupted, but the wind speeds look at the maps 122 kph, about 75 miles per hour in melbourne. hurricane-force gusts if sydney. temperature reached nearly 100 fahrenheit, 38 celsius. the single warmest temperature sydney has seen in 11 years and on the 1st of march in australia it is the start of autumn. >> every spot on the globe experiencing mosts -- coldest, warmest, this fluctuation. >> anomalies keep me in business. yes, not good for the long term. >> you'll be in business for a long time. we appreciate the update. an arizona shout out. see you soon. thank you. >>> it is the event boxing fans have been waitin

this comes from melbourne, australia, it's a good thing not a lot of people were outside.ll truck and that truck is on the pathway where people are supposed to be. >> lose control of the car? what happens? >> don't know if he lost control. >> what's with the little orange utility light on top? mall security? >> belonged to the metro rail station nearby. they said that this was a metro rail worker who was driving it. he's been suspended pending the investigation. they said he was driving the car while off-duty. stopped at the end of the pathway, somebody got inside the truck and took the keys so the guy couldn't get away. >> welcome. >> pranksters going to prank. a prankster. >> my cameraman and me had a bet. i bet my new gaming channel would hit 100,000 subscribers before the talk show channel. >> the bets who who vr ever loses would get shot with a paint ball. the channel had 20,000 followers. >> shoots me one time with the gun but i keep shooting. what he doesn't know i'll be wearing a bulletproof vest to protect myself from the one shot. >> cheater going to cheat. >> te

formula one fans, the new season gets underway this weekend starting with the australian grand prix in melbourne>> mercedes looks like they will be dominating after their success last season. there was a promising outing for sebastian. he went heard fastest as he prepares or his first race since moving. >> ok. don't forget jefferson who is still with us in the studio. ok. listen. mercedes favored again because of their big accomplishments last year. they've got some rivalry. still competing with hamilton. which driver has a better chance? >> it's interesting, as the rivalries already are. their strength is in qualifying. he took the largest number of poll positions. hamilton is considered the better driver, the race driver. so it is going to come down to which one can up his game in the aspect of formula one. i think it is probably easier to improve during qualifying so i'm going to go for hamilton. >> what about sebastian? last season he was well off the pace. can he make up that ground? >> most people would say no. the bookmakers are paying -- putting him at 17-1 against. don't forget the grea

this took place in melbourne, australia.having trouble with the sprinkler system. >> turn it on. >> he's really irritated and involved in the project. >> here he goes. he's starting to get really angry. >> what the [ bleep ]? >> they come in one by one and just start messing with him. >> turn it off! >> no. this is not what i'm talking about. >> turn it oss >> they make him even more mad. >> you're ticking me off. >> dad looks like he's going to go on the attack. but he catches himself. >> is that working? >> no, honey. >> come in with a bucket. >> now? >> sprinklers are turned on. >> i will sprinkle you in a minute. >> then they just start getting a weird sense of humor because one of them dresses up as darth vader. [ laughter ] >> wow! >> he's like tell him you're his father. >> i'm your father. >> there's full-on wrestling. >> [ bleep ]. >> then at the very end of the video you think they're trying to apologize like all right, dad, we will give you a drink, make you feel better, sorry we were antagonizing you. >>> it's wh

. >>> a couple of kids were running around in their 11-acre woods in melbourne, australia.hey spotted something that looked awfully weird. >> is it an albino kangaroo? >> what on earth? >> it is but they didn't realize that. so they went back to tell their dad, dad! dad! somebody spray painted the kangaroo? they believe the other kangaroo to the right is the mother. he said no this is an albino. dad said he had seen that kangaroo, the joey in the pouch a few months earlier. this is the first time they're seeing it out. >> the kids thought it was painted. that's a kids' imagination. >> puppy kisses great. let's make it even bigger. buffalo kisses must be awesome. >> i didn't know their tongues were so pointy. >> and huge! this is a drive-through zoo. people can buy a loaf of bread as they drive through the zoo. buffalo have figured out that the bread is absolutely delicious. >> more animals. an odd couple of sorts. who would have thought these two would be friends? >> oh! >> it's a little white chihuahua playing tag with a bearded dragon. >> oh, my gosh. >> that is so awesom

completed the difficult task inmore than two hours and wanted to beat his own record, which he set in melbourne last year when he climbed just 2900. stairs. congratulations. have to beat himself again next year. thank you for watching. see you at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." hit list. the call to isis supporters, urging attacks on american troops. giving their names, pictures, and addresses here at home. tonight, the military warning going out. >>> armed and dangerous. the stunning arsenal the attacker took with him to new orleans. should tsa agents be armed? >>> speaking out. the racially charged issue on campus. and did officers go too far? they say the student was drunk and belligerent. tonight, the owner of the bar says that's not what he saw. >>> and, road trip. the car setting out for a cross-country ride, driving itself. when will one be in your garage? ready or not, we're taking you on a ride into the future.

that's the angry dad, taking place in melbourne, australia. having trouble with the sprinkler system. >> turn it on. >> best way to antagonize him, too, irritated and involved in the project. >> turn it off, it's going everywhere. >> here he goes. starting to get really angry. >> what the [ bleep ]? >> what's that? >> this is one by one, start messing with him. >> turn it off! >> no this is not what i'm talking about. >> turn off now. >> have you pressed the off butten? >>> >> shut up. >> oh no. makes you even more mad. >> push the off button. >>> [ bleep ]. i'm telling you now, you're pissing me off. >> dad looks like he's going on the attack but catches himself. >> no, honey. >> they're imitating mom now. >> come in with a bucket. >> now? >> sprinklers are turned off. >> [ bleep ] sprinkle your in a minute. always [ bleep ]. >> then they start getting a weird sense of humor because one dresses up as darth vader. >> [ bleep ]. >> behind the camera he's like tell hem your ther. >> they're full-on wrestling. >> last wish man. >> [ bleep ]. >> a

formula one just hours away from the first qualifying session of the new season of the grand prix in melbourne. rossberg was fastest on the circuit .03 of a second ahead of hamilton. their biggest challenge is expected to come from ferrari but the build up so far has been overshadowed by the saga of gilbert van der garden who sat out despite the court order that demands that he be allowed to race. >>> and in cricket amir returns to cricket. the 22-year-old's ban officially depends september, but the icc have allowed him to play-doh mess tick matches in pakistan. >> every sportsman starts from zero when he enters the sport after a gap. so it is with me. i start with zero. after you play day by day, you do gain the rhythm, and your it returns to you after playing games. >> charges related to the designing signing of ne workers mar. they've reduced his contract in order to come under the tax bill. >>> italian football federation has banned a former president and chief executive of the club for four months. parma has been docked one point their players have not been paid since july. they've been g

chris: australia because it is in melbourne. crazy -- there will be a ton of crazy aussies there -- going crazy. it will be a huge day in australia and new zealand. betty: oh, my goodness. chris: buy beer stock. betty: i was going to say -- beer all around. the growth in cricket, though, where is a growing the fastest? chris: well, it has always been a big sport. india's national sport. that whole region cannot get enough. it is growing in the middle east even. they have moved the headquarters to the middle east. it is big in new zealand and the sri lanka and australia, it is big in england. you even get the west indies. it is still a really big sport in the caribbean. betty: all right, chris, thank you so much for educating us here on cricket. chris elser, the bloomberg sports reporter. that does it for "in the loop" today. on monday, john paul doria, we will discuss his next big adventure. how he is adding to his empire. that is monday. have a great weekend. we will see you back here. ♪ scarlet: it is 56 at the hour and that m

child cyclists by 42% in melbourne. >> that's shocking.d that data very hard to believe. >> i like to shock you. >> however another concept would be, well if you are required to wear a helmet, but go ahead and choose not to. in texas you're stopped and you have to pay a fine. so pay a fine. >> i don't want to be fined by my government. i want to protect my own heads. these bans on texting while driving. there should be a law against texting? >> i think there should be a law. look i'm an orthopedic surgeon. my job is to take care of people. that's the best way to take care of people. >> the insurance institute for highway safety. the laws aren't reducing crashes even though that the laws reduced hand-held phone use. maybe it's because it's illegal, i can't do this so i'll do it down here. >> well -- >> there's no evidence that these laws have saved lives. >> that maybe true. i haven't seen enough data. i'm all data driven. the american orthopedic -- >> you doctors say ban this ban that. >> no not always. not banning everything. a lot of ort

. >> new sow land fans have been descending on melbourne. >> it's been a great ride so far but this is the ultimate game for us to be able to play. i think there's a sense of excitement about what we're going to be able to do. >> it's the prize that fewer and fewer countries seem to want or be prepared to pay for. that's the bid for the winter olympics of 2022. it's down to just two contenders. >> more people would become interested in skiing. >> this year the inspectors are in china to evaluate progress. only two bids this one and khazakstan are in the race both pledging to abide by new rules on human rights and discrimination. >> we have nondiscrimination on a reinforced clause on the whole city contract. it has been discussed. and we have then reassurance that it would lead up to the expectations from the olympic movement. >> after the excesses of the 2014 games in sochi and with fears about costs causing other bidders to withdraw beijing has been careful to keep its budget down to about $3 billion and is promising to reuse venues used in 2008 and to use already built mountain facil

settlement has been reached over the decision not to give him a driver seat, and was turned back at the melbourne circuit. now he has agreed to walk away. >>> these are worrying times for the nfl. a talented young american footballer has decided to leave the sport after one year because he fears potential brain damage. it is casting a shadow over the sport. rob reynolds has the full story. >> reporter: chris borland said that he was quitting the san francisco 49ers and walking away from the lucrative career from the national football league because as he sold the espn program "outside the lines," he doesn't know if it's worth the glisk my end goal is a long-term picture. it's not--i'm not willing to sacrifice 15-20 years of my life. just this past week three other players have announced they're giving up football. in 2012 former san diego star player junior seau had suffered committed suicide. other players like pittsburgh's matt webster was tormented with psychological pain for many years after their careers ended. webster died at age 50. >> tony dorsett attacks about his daily battle against de

four-time winner will start fourth in melbourne. and he'll be along side william frye, who will be third. the brazilian is the last known mercedes driver to take pole in austria in june. rossberg will start second on the grid hamilton was a half second quicker. huge effort from all the guys. i feel incredibly blessed to have this car and today we found a good balance and today it's about just pushing the laps. it's it's so much fun when you get into qualifying. you have those single laps that you have to push. >> having won 16 of the last 19 races they're in primary position to add to that on sunday. >> well, cricket world cup host australia getting ready to face pakistan or ireland in the quarterfinals. australia finishing with an easy win here over scott lapped. mitchell stark just too much for scotland to handle. scotland would bowl out for just 130. michael clarke was out a big catch, the win racking up a seven-wicket victory. >> i think we're all doing quite well. we're training well. personally, just not suitable to come out i

they celebrateed in melbourne after beating new zealand in the final in front of a record crowd of 93,000eople. >>> in the semifinals the previous holders michael clarke clearly emotional after playing his final one-day international for his country. >> i think the fact that there was expectation and added pressure at the start of the tournament being a home world cup was something that we embraced from the first of the tournament, and the boys should be proud of what we achieved. we've had tremendous support and throughout every game in the tournament we felt like we have been at home, and it's made such a big difference. >> staying with the cricket world cup, south africa demanded the selection following the loss to new zealand. at that point abbott had the best at anyone at the world cup. they had four colored players in the match. it comes a few days after the country's sports minister said that the national teams in cricket and rugby faced expulsion from official south african sport. >>> now the play featured in the world cup investigated as pakistan's new one-day captain. the 30-yea

sebastien vettel starting fourth in melbourne. he'll be alongside felipe massa who will be third. whether rosberg will start second as a mercedes 1-2, the team-mate over half a second quicker in his 39th career poll. >> a huge effort to enable the guys to come here and enable the performance, i'm blessed to have the car. today was about trying to push the laps. it's so much fun when you get to qualifying, you have the single laps. silver arrows won 16 of the last 19 races and are in prime position to add to that on sunday. >> cricket world cup co-hosts australia getting ready to face bangladesh or ireland in the quarterfinals. australia winning with reason easy win. mitchell starc too much to handle for scotland. playing in hobart. taking 4/13. scotland bowled out for 130. australian captain michael clarke put himself up the order, scoring 47 before falling to a good catch from michael leith. the wind never in doubt of the james faulkner wrapping up 7 wickets. >> as long as we are winning games, confidence will be high especially going to the knock out stages taking momentum. guys

another 120 round for the winners of the contest there's a date with new zealand in melbourne on sunday. india 206/196. >> world champions germany given a work out by australia. marco getting the germans going in caser slouten. the hosts trailling five minutes after the break. sock roos with a 2-1 need. lucas coming off the bench. 2-2 the time score there. more games to look forward to on thursday. african champions ivory coast host mon goala. and host of the championships, for instance. >> reporter: i want to have a modern compact team which is aggressive and without forgetting the essentials of football which sw dribble and creativity. we have little time to prepare a team for all this. with one obsession, we can try to optimize and prepare for the match. >> reporter: interesting to have these opponents. of course, it will be difficult for us. in the perspective of the euro it's good to meat the best nations. it's one of the best teams in the world. >>> to the n.b.a. eastern rockets handed the pelicans a fourth repeat. james harden scoring 25 points, 10 assists, as his side saved a co

. >> it seemed an ideal final cohost and rival head-to-head in melbourne, but unbeaten new zealand made a dreadful start. providing resistance, but broke their century partnership and new zealand crumbled in their first world cup final. australia's revered attack was rampant, they're fielding just as good. new zealand bowled out for 183. it was not enough. their homes were raised by the first over, out without scoring but quickly showing australia was still in control. australia captain was enjoying his last international with 74 ones. he was out with a target in sight. it meant a speech ovation. victory by seven wickets with over 100 bowls to spare. >> i think i made it very clear that it was going to be skill not emotion that won us the world cup. a lot of the things i've said have actually been for myself. i'm saying it out loud so i can hear it myself. i think that's one of the main things i've been saying, skill over emotion will win the world cup for us. >> australia's fifth world cup triumph, the first time in front of their own fans. they are kings of 50 over cricket. al jazeera

nycfc is funded by the group, and a sports conglomerate that opened the city and a team in melbourne. a top sponsor also from abu dhabi, a former u.s. national team captain said the globalized business of the game is getting bigger in the united states. soccer is a global game. we look in the premier league there's deals with japanese companies and french companies and clubs. it's a global market right now. new york city is a big market a well-known city. it becomes attractive. >> they have signed spain's david as a star. part of a larger effort to make nycfc a global brand. this team was brought with a mind-set that it would be a focal point for major league soccer and around the world. they have the star player the fan base and the home city. what the new york city football club doesn't have is a place to play. until the time comes, the home matches will be here at the famous yankee stadium. a popular new york sports commentator assess the money behind the team doesn't matter. the m.l.s. has a following. it's not the leading death. it does have a core group of fans, people love it.

. >> and all the sports including the latest from the contribute world cup fine in melbourne, where australia is facing new zealand and are closing in on the fifth world title >>> first to yemen where saudi arabia is showing no sign of easing the military campaign against houthi rebels. for a fourth night war planes hit targets across the country. saudi arabia described the mission as a success, saying that it destroyed all houthi airplanes and communication centers. one air strike in the port city killed dozens of fighters. houthis are on the move. they are reported to be marching to the city of aden. all this as in the north they continue to hit from the air. more from hashem ahelbarra. >> reporter: air strikes hit targets across the country, including in sanaa. jets from the saudi arabia-led coalition bombed the airports and long-range rocket launches in sadr and some other places. this is the aftermath of an attack on the capital - destroying helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudis deployed thousands of soldiers along the border to share with yemen. saudi-led air strikes

formula one world champion fernando alonzo said that that a crash is the reason for pulling out in melbourne australia. he suffered an injury when he crashed into a wall alonzo is expected to return to racing at the end of march. the spaniard gave his reaction on the twitter account saying that it will be tough not to be in australia but i understand the recommendation. a second impact in less than 21 days no, hashtag #count down malaysia. >>> preparing for arguebly the biggest game in history. is the afghans will be confident after their win against australia last week. they sit fourth in the table but could be a second if they beat afghanistan, sir lan can and scotland in their final games. >> i think its great for the world cup to see afghanistan doing really well. they've got a really good team that can worm at this level against the best, and i think that's great for the game. i've always been a believer in the more countries that we can get involved in cricket the better. >> we have good bowlers our bowlers enjoy bowling on this wicket, so we'll try our best to do it in that match. >>

three judges ruled that he should be on the grid in melbourne this weekend. >>> french and argentinian investigators visited the site of a helicopter crash which killed three people. they are trying to find what caused the helicopters to collide in mid air. they died whilst timing an reality show. felipe candalaro was due to board the helicopter but was turned away due to weight capacity. >> i tried to get there as quickly as possible. that might have been in agony in a helicopter. after 1.5 minutes, it was too late. we were powerless. >> dwyane wade scoring 25 points. miami heat taking the nets. taking an early lead. the heat came back. giving them a 12-point lead. the stand out performer along with 28 points. making nine assists, winning 104-98. assigning them to a fifth executive defeat. >> i want to let you know about the mani pacquiao story, we did a story back in the day. police report no crimes in manila when he fights. extraordinarily. >> it is xrort. -- extraordinarily. >> he'll have to fight 24 hours a day. thank you for the sport. it's the end of the newshour but nowhere nea

zealand, slugging it out to be crowned the world's best one-day team at sunday's world cup final in melbourne. new zealand could perhaps to have the psychological edge. they beat their neighbors in the grief stages. the team has plenty of depth, whether brenda mccullkulcullen steps up or not. >> without brandon having infut, there's a couple of games in a row. quarter final games, he was light on runs there, and martin stepped up. it's been whack a mole with this new zealand team. so if he doesn't fire with the bat, it's not the end of the world, because there's williamson, there's eliot, and others to do finishing job. anderson in the middle as well. it's a batting order not with the superstars we would associate with this australian team at the moment with the pure destruction of finch and warner and the classic, but it's whack a mole which one will have the biggest day and how are they going to combat that. >> our defending world champion hamilton set the fastest time in sunday for malaysian's grand prix. hamilton missed the first session and the start of the second with an engine problem,

. >>> well, the team defied an australian court ruling to deny this man a practice ride in melbourneseason-opening grand prix. he won the initial take in a subsequent appeal after arguing he was promised a seat by them this season. his lawyers launched a contempt of court action which will be heard on saturday. the team is in limbo, he's taking the focus off the real action on the track. nick pair rot has our report? >> reporter: they are accused of taking themselves too seriously. mercedes can afford to have a laugh. like last season offered none on the track. streets ahead of the rest around albert park, nico was comfortablyhamilton. given the poll position here last year they should be harder to separate in qualifying. there's funny business going on down at pit lane. but it's nothing to laugh about. while the cars were on the track, the team had representatives in the supreme courts of victoria fighting a ruling that last season's reserve driver should be racing for them. the dutchman found his way into the circuit, but doesn't yet have the license he needs to drive in formula on

co-hosts and rivals head to head in melbourne. but unbeaten new zealand made a dreadful start. removing captain mccallan for 0. taylor and elliott provided resistance. but faulkner and haden broke a century partnership and new zealand crumbled in a first world cup final. australia attack was rampant. their fielding just as good. new zealand bowled out for 183. it was not enough. hopes raised by bolt. finch out without scoring. warner quickly showed australia was still in control. australia captain michael clarke was enjoying his one day international with 74 ones. he was out with the target in site. and the faultless smith deserved the winning runs victory by 7 victims with 100 balls to spare. >> i think through the whole world cup i made it clear that it was going to be skill not emotion that won us the world cup. i think a lot of things i said in press conference has been for myself. i'm saying it out loud so i can hear it myself. i think that's probably one of the main things skill over emotional winning the world cup. >> reporter: australia fifth world cup triumph, the firs

. >> reporter: in the skies near melbourne is dog fight is under way, one that replicates aerial combat taking place a century ago, above europe to the middle east. the first world war is best known for long drawn out trench warfare. this is an enact. of a gal i'mly campaign when soldiers from australia, india and new zealand attacked al jazeera. the great war was the first where air powerplayed a significant role. from the very start of the war, aircraft were used for reconnaissance. pilots reported enemy positions. it was a year later that planes became fighting machines. >> it was a crucial point in the war when it toms to aerial combat. dog fighting came into its own. >> andrew carter flies cargo planes. flying these is a passion. >> the entire engine and propeller spin together. if you hold down the machine-gun, as the propela comes in front. it stops firing. >> it was simple deadly and a taste of the future of combat. area planes like these from the forefather for subsequent aircraft. ever since then airpower was crucial to war. 11 aircraft were brought together. these are replica

both made clean starts in melbourne. the same couldn'ting said for this driver, spinning out. teammates also retired at the end of the first lap. sergio did manage to recover after his car collided with another. the youngest driver, the 17-year-old lasted half the race due to engine failure. former world champion didn't last much longer, after trouble with his back left wheel. there were no problems for mercedes, who completed a 1-2 finish rossberg coming second to hamilton, the britain excited for the victory and chance to meet arnold schwarzenegger. >> congratulations. congratulations. >> how are you doing? >> what does it feel like winning last year and now winning the race again? >> it's obviously a real pleasure. we have the greatest fans here today. thank you for coming out. my team did an amazing job today and it's an incredible feeling to continue on from last year, but also to be up here with you man, i thought you were taller. i thought you were taller on the terminator. >> mercedes remains on top of the podium. richard poor, al jazeera. >> the quarter finals of the

his team say he won't compete in melbourne to avoid the chance of having another con kun cushion.ected to return to racing for the malaysian grand prix at the end of march. >>> south africa's cricket world cup campaign remains on track. sarah coates reports. >> reporter: high on confidence after winning their previous matches. they were both looking to move further up the table. south africa's start wasn't ideal. quinton gone in the third over. but that would be island's only joy for a while. as they smashed a ton, then his highest one-day score of 159. [ inaudible ] also stood up notching a century. as south africa's batsman put his team in a commanding position. island's top order went shapely. and after some resistance from their middle and lower order, the irish were dismissed for 210, a 201-run win for south africa. they will next play pakistan in auckland. >>> competition host australia are preparing to face afghanistan on wednesday, afghanistan are brimming with confidence after their first world cup win against scotland last week. although they know it will be a tough matc

the melbourne cupped projects -- international monetary fund predicts the g.d.p. will conimpact by 7%. -- contract by 7%. in 2009 the worst near the u.s. economy contracted 2.8%. are we seeing a global investment in venezuela? >> what you have is a lot of capitals locked in. because of overvalued exchange rate a lot of investors are reluctant to pull out. mostly consumer goods, proctor and gamble and others. they are having difficult times getting input. if you go to mcdonald's, fremp fries is rare. it is going down an economic rabbit hole. >> how are people getting by? >> difficult. four out of 10 goods are not available on the shelves. it's a difficult situation. there's no easy fem. there's been overvaluation. the currency, and inflation. the nationalization create a number of bottle incomes. >> this is a line of people waiting for food supplies. is it possible we need a third party to take action brazil, with a mutual interest in both countries? >> that is what the united states hoped for. for that reason has resisted taking actions as they recently did. looki