finished four years ago remark author of reporting for our team from the paralympic village in london. now to some sad news from the world of volleyball where the head coach of the russian women to national team. nico fans started the age of forty three he was reportedly found hanged in his hotel room in croatia by his side than on a moscow were taking part in a training camp nico for his appointed boss of the russian national women's team in late two thousand and eleven he was in charge at the recent london olympics but it was ultimately a disappointing campaign with russia knocked out in the quarter finals to eventual winners brazil the manager of the russian men's team says that the failure in london after she calls it hard for you. now stateside the start of the new national hockey league season is in doubt owners and players are locked in negotiations over a new agreement with the current one expiring on september the fifteenth if no compromise is reached it could result in the second lockout since two thousand and four the league now upgrading its latest offer to the players' un

four years ago mark author of reporting for our team from the paralympic in london. now to tennis where later on wednesday maria sharapova continues her quest for a second u.s. open title she takes on spain's noticed the lino in round two of them impressive win over a minute to sink in the first round sharapova will be looking to continue her fight for when she takes on the world number seventy eight top seed victoria azarenka is up against belgian kirsten flipkens flipkens compactly it complies this playing in her final ever grand slam event faces britain's laura robson. goes head to head with france's eileen's pronate. meanwhile in the men's draw and then pick champion andy murray takes on croatia's event brought it home favorite american johnnies no means belgians at. least for the seeded spaniard goes head to head with south africa's kevin anderson the serbian young coach it's out of age but it's frenchman d.n.a. rule for. now to some news from the world of volleyball where the head coach of the russian women's national team. has died at the age of forty three he

on your marks get set go with the paralympics officially kick off with twelve days of action ahead in events as diverse as wheelchair fencing to blind. intriguing stuff more not coming up but first there will be two russian representatives in the champions league this season spartak joining is the need to end the group stage draw following a three two win over fenerbahce leading two one from the opening leg in moscow sport's new anything but the feat in turkey last night would secure the lucrative european cup berth they didn't just trying to find though a brilliant flowing move after only half a dozen minutes seeing aiden mcgeady up already for the game's opening goal. header twenty one minutes from time for the hosts would mean a nervy finale but spartak held on for a one one scoreline meaning the cement their place among europe's top thirty two teams. read why it's not going to thursday's group stage draw let me give the former side celtic will to be there after they saw health and board for know on the i would get the spot losing their second leg kiev have qualified at the expense

from the paralympics in london. to tennis where later on wednesday maria sharapova continues her quest for a second u.s. open title she takes on spain's lord's domingo's lino in a round two afternoon press of when a minute into sync in the first round up of there will be looking to continue her fine for when she takes on the world number seventy eight top seed victoria azarenka is up against belgian kirsten flipkens profit kins compadre kim clijsters playing in her final ever grand slam event places britain's laura robson seed patrick a bit of a goes head to head francis in these coordinate. meanwhile in the men's draw in pick champion andy murray takes some crazy rondo ditch favorite american johnnies not weeks belgium's out the emily's pool of secrets bonnie adopted goes head to head with south africa's kevin anderson we are not going to pass out of its place french when pm are you feeling. now to some sad news from the world of volleyball where the head coach of russia's women's team. has died at the age of forty

the final stage of the paralympic torch relay saw some of the world's most acclaimed stars usher theflame through the streets of london among them top international model and mother to three children and that's all you have a john of a who also happens to be the ambassador for the next winter games in russia's black sea resort of sochi in twenty four teams not just that i cannot write i want to use the resources that i have in russian to do a lot to help new paralympic needn't olympians and already getting plenty of support on focused on contributing to the party room because instead london's what it's called organizers have pulled out all the stops in order to achieve a record breaking ticket sales that's certainly something to live up to when the next winter paralympic capsule of sorts she will pick up the bats and our group was lucky enough to also catch up with thirteen time paralympic champion remember it's all about the russian state duma deputy participated in six games herself but admits that it's a completely different experience so right here as a fan let me now present i'v

from the paralympic village in london. now to tennis where later on wednesday maria sharapova continues her quest for a second u.s. open title she takes on spain's laura leno in round two after an impressive win over melinda sink in the first round draft of it will be looking to continue her fine form when she takes on the world number seventy eight top seed victoria azarenka had no problems against belgian kirsten flipkens winning in straight sets not a patrol over drop twenty two games in her win over simona halep the roumania flipkens compact kim clijsters playing in her final ever grand slam event later faces britain's laura robson. meanwhile in the men's draw russian mikhail youzhny is in first round action against heels most as you can see usually has taken the first two sets their fourth seed the spaniard doubled for his playing south africa's kevin anderson and for the taken in taking the only two sets in that one later in the champion andy murray takes on croatia's even home favorite us american johnnies no i mean

finished four years ago ramon costa reporting for our team from the paralympic minutes in london what an absolutely wonderful atmosphere it looks like well we talk tennis now where the biggest upset of the u.s. open to date has occurred former world number one caroline wozniacki following two on her. big in the first round to say it was a shock would be perhaps going a step too far this year was also a crash site on the opening day of wimbledon has failed to win a title so her ranking fall from first to nine full value for the six two six to win. i. not a bad day at all for the only russian ranked player not choose to marry a pearl anchor confidently dispatching african chanelle she first in the straits at six to six one has never made it past the fourth round flushing it. over the men's side of action holder novak djokovic barely broke sweat easing into the second round courtesy of a six one six love six one win over italy's hold the reins. with only one russian male in action on the day tomorrow's gabashvili involved in a five seven country with dr jean you will silva but it was the

and on the way the paralympics officially kick off with twelve days of competition ahead and events asdiverse wheelchair fencing and blind football. and we started out with football where in the champions league russia two representatives next season well this season i should say have just found out their opponents in the group stage the draw has just been concluded in monaco are russian champions and eight are in a group c. with italian john say c. milan and so belgium in the league or the malaga sunday morning to china's policies man will be hoping to progress. last season's runners up spot on moscow meanwhile will play against european powerhouses barcelona besides friends and scottish champions celtic. and it's really just been made in the last few moments meanwhile in the europa league says carr moscow also hoping to reach the first round proper the army men hold a one nil lead i recently decided a i.k. heading into the second leg of their qualifying tie in the russian capital later on thursday comes and he will top off previews the action. after starting the season with two disap

and underway the paralympics officially kick off with twelve days of competition ahead interventions by viruses wheelchair fencing and blind football. stay in just three hours times and eight and spartak moscow will find out their opponents for the champions league group stages the muscovites joining the st petersburg side in the first round following a three two aggregate when i've offended but jake leading two one from the first leg in moscow spartak new anything but defeat in turkey would secure them that lucrative spot in the group stages they didn't just sit back for a brilliant flowing move after only six minutes seeing a timid gating put in games opening goals they moved south had a twenty one minutes from time before the hosts would mean and no the phenolic spartak held on for a one one scoreline on that i'd maybe like so many better place among europe's top thirty two teams. meanwhile in the europa league. also hoping to reach the first round proper the army man hold a one nil lead over swedish side a i k heading into the second leg of their qualifying tie here in the russia

and on the way the paralympics officially kick off with twelve days of competition ahead and events as diverse as wheelchair fencing and blind football . in just one hour's time zinni and spots at moscow will find out their opponents for the champions league group stages the muscovites joining the some petersburg side in the first round proper following a three two aggregate when i've a friend about say leading to one from the first leg in moscow. knew anything but the faith in turkey would secure them that lucrative spot in the group stages they just sit back and defend our brilliant flying move after only six minutes zenaida mcguinty for the games are playing golf i myself had a twenty one minutes from time for the hosts would mean a nervy finale spartak held on for a one one scoreline on the right meaning next and their place among europe's top thirty two teams. meanwhile in the europa league sasco moscow are also hoping to reach the first round proper the army man hold a one nil laid over sway decide a i.k. heading into the second leg of their qualifying tie here in the russian cap

the russian paralympic team is already an established powerhouse in the winter games but their summer counterparts are still up and coming when it comes to the overall medal standings that however is also changing with almost fifty percent of russian athletes managing to claim a place on the paralympic gold youm in beijing. it is our plan that by twenty fifteen ten percent of people with disabilities will be involved in sport and by twenty twenty this number will rise to twenty percent but hearns li this number is a mere one point five percent which is unacceptably low but i want to stress that your trendsetters your example can inspire millions of other people to play sport and to develop skills rather than to withdraw into themselves i'm convinced that your bro and performance at the london paralympics will also help support them the forthcoming games will see a twenty percent surge in the number of russian athletes many of whom will be making an attempt to become multiple gold medalist for some though like the thirteenth time paralympic champion remember solid the days of competing

finished four years ago cost reporting for our team from the paralympic village in london and that's hope for a great opening ceremony tonight let's talk tennis now with the biggest upset of the u.s. open to date occurred on choose the former world number one carline wozniacki going down to the on heralded rumanian beg in the first round the see it was a shock would be going a step too far this year wozniacki also crashed out in the opening day of wimbledon has failed to win the title and saw her writing fall from first to ninth full value for the six two six two when she steps into on chartered territory for her second round berth in new york city i. got a bad day at all for the only russian ranked player in auction and choose to marry a curling confidently the spot ching african channel is cheaper as in straight sets six two six one has never made it past the fourth round of flushing meadows. over the men's side of action holder novak djokovic barely broke sweat in easing his way into the second round courtesy of a six one six love six one win over italy's lindsey. only one russian

team has a number of athletes who will be making a second at sam to claiming their place on the paralympic podium among them beijing gold medalist swimmer they can a who is by the way also an ambassador for the next ones or paralympics to be held in the russian black sea resort of sochi next wednesday fourteen that. there's a huge difference between how i got to come into the gene and today it's difficult to explain but i feel both the pressure and the support which is really can me eager to get into the pool the paralympics will be held until the ninth of september as the streets of london are about to get filled by thousands of athletes and fans from around the world for a spectacle of unparalleled will and strength of character says that this is the gratian of the soviet union a lots has been done in order to help people with disabilities and that's reflected in russia's paralympic medal count and the growing number of athletes as well one hundred sixty three of them are here which is that twenty percent increase from the beijing again and hopefully the additional participants will help

on what the paralympics is all about. some of the people -- elaine hopes it will make people think of the paralympics and eventually after the games make people think differently about those with different abilities, who have physical or mental health problems. i think when the pictures are seen over scotland, people get excited about the games and realize this is every difficult bit of sporting event complications of any job. >> these are elite athletes. i think it's worth pointing out the organizers have sold roughly 2 million tickets for a competition which traditionally doesn't sell tickets. it's all given away, so there's an attitude change, it seems. give us a quick resume of what happens now for the flame enroute to strat forwardford. >> -- stratford. >> the flame will make its way down, and over the weekend, there will be a big celebration on monday, a holiday in the u.k., so people can go end enjoy some of the events in edinboro and belfast. and -- >> [inaudible] >> the paralympics were born in great britain. fro

bruins performance at the london paralympics will also help them the forthcoming games will see it's twenty percent surge in the number of russian athletes many of whom will be making an attempt to become multiple gold medalist for some of the like the thirteenth sign paralympic champion remember the days of competing are over but her record remains a great example for others that cost the earth but this is an honor for each athlete and it means that our country places its trust in you i performed at six paralympic games so i have personal experience in this immense responsibility i know just how important this help is for sports men with disabilities. russian paralympians have been slowly but surely moving up the international ranks from an overall sixteenth place in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight in beijing four years ago russia are expected to drastically improve on their record in london this year from on call sort of artsy moscow finally let's head to germany where one person's trash has proven to be another key to sporting success the annual rubbish bin world cup taking

the london paralympics officially got under way today with a glitzy opening ceremony today. interest in these games has been growing steadily in recent years, and with this year's paralympics expected to sell out, organizers and athletes are riding high peer the games were started more than 60 years ago by dr. -- by a doctor in the uk who opened a final unit for injured servicemen during world war ii. >> modern parallel bands in training -- modern paralympians in training, thanks to the energy and vision of one man. he was a jewish refugee who fled nazi germany and helped found the spinal injuries unit here. for more than 30 years, he bullied, cajoled, and inspired his paralyzed patients, many former serviceman, using sports to transform their lives. >> we started with the soldiers. i saw how these men reacted, not only physically but psychologically. >> on the very day -- >> on the opening day of the london olympics in 1948, and organized the first games. by the 1960's, the sports have been accepted into the olympic movement as the paralympics. >> he was quite a severe man

a pakistani man has a chance of bringing home his country's first paralympic gold medal. pakistan failed to win a single medal at the olympics, so success at these games could help challenge deep-rooted prejudice back home. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: he's a long jumper. one of his legs is shorter than the other because of cerebral paralysis that afflicted him as a small boy. >> translator: i put a cushion in one of my shoes when i run. i can't keep my balance without it. >> reporter: he won a silver medal in beijing four years ago. he attends a camp in islamabad shortly before departing for london. he wakes up at 4:30 a.m. for intensive training. his goal is to stand atop the podium with a gold medal around his neck, but he has another aim as well. to help eradicate prejudice against disabled people in pakistan. >> translator: in pakistan there is deep-seated prejudice against people with disabilities. they often receive verbal abuse. i want to show them that if you do your best, god will help you, and you'll be successful even with a disability. >> re

here you are now representing america in the paralympics. how did this happen?chery. at a young age, i got my first bo because i wanted to mimic my dad. my dad had a bow. i'm like, i want to shoot a bow like him. except he had hands. i had to figure out how to shoot with my feet. that's what drew me to archery. the fact that it was, you know, sophisticated and it was something that i had to really work towards. basically like a challenge. so i see my dad using it. i was, like, i want one of those. that's kind of like how the archery got started. >> what is extraordinary is you use your feet to do this. yet, you can compete at the very highest level. i think to just understand what that means, we should see you in action. we set up an archery course in the studio a little earlier. this is what happened. >> bull's eye. pretty amazing. that was just 30 feet. in the olympics you go to 70 meters, in the paraolympic games. you are one in fact best in the world at doing this. you've only been doing this, what, three or fours years properly? >> yes. like i told you earl

the london 2012 paralympics got off to a rousing start with dancers and fireworks. wheelchair-bound physicist stephen hawking began the ceremony. oscar pistorius, the first double amputee to compete in the olympics, carried south africa's flag. nearly 4,300 athletes are taking part. >>> today, university of maryland students are working to achieve a milestone in human-powered flight. engineering students will be flying their human-powered helicopter in hopes of winning the $250,000 prize. earlier this week, the team unofficially met two of the competition's goals, including an unofficial record 65-second flight. the helicopter also reached a height of eight feet. "gamra 2" has been modified for longer flights and now measures 114 feet across. >> it's got to be hard to get up there. >> i bet. that's a workout. >>> on rare occasions, a newscast might be interrupted by a technical issue or a fire alarm. >> but in canada, they had a different kind of distraction. a bat somehow managed to find its way into ctv ottawa yesterday afternoon. it flew into the studio in the mi

this time for the paralympics. >> and one of the best archers in the world is competing for team usad taking the gold. we have the story, now, from fairfield, iowa. >> reporter: 29-year-old matt stutsman was born without arms. he's spent his life using his feet as his hands. >> there's one thing he is certain he can do better than you. >> hands down, the way i shoot is, by far, the best. the best ever. >> reporter: for the next five days, stutsman will be representing the united states, at this year's paralympics game. >> i'm confident i know if i shoot the best i can, i can win. i'm also not trying to be cocky. the wind blew me a little on that one. >> reporter: without the use of any special equipment, stutsman has become a rock star of sorts within the world of competi archery. within the world of competi archery. >> durin of eight hours a day. up until two years ago, he had hardly even shot a bow. until a friend invited him to compete at a local tournament. ever since, he hardly put it down. >> i basically crammed a lifetime of shooting in two years. i like to look at it as i hav

it special finally london is preparing itself for another global sporting extravaganza with the paralympicgames beginning on august twenty ninth and to mark the occasion for olympic flames have been linked across some of the british isles highest summit selim pic and paralympic organizer sebastian coe no stranger to the flame with this particular torch relay taking him to the highest mountain in wales all the flames were also let simple tiny slit summits in england scotland and northern ireland roughly the same time on wednesday and despite the less than ideal weather was delighted to be back. so very exciting day and actually it was really nice to be out and doing this this morning and three other flames being listen pretty much the same time and really signifying in the weeks journey to london which was fantastic and of course the the torch relay from the spiritual home of the paralympics stoke mandeville. and that is all from the world of sport for now but i'll be back with plenty more in just under two hours time here and i'll tell you do join me then but the world weather is next. lin

. >> next week the paralympic athletes take the stage in london.johnson and april homes join us on coffee. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's the bottom of the hour. the sun is up over the horizon. another humid day. sharon is watching the hurry up and marty at first warning weather. >> take a look at the numbers. sharon, good morning. be with knew a second. it's six degrees cooler than this time yesterday in the low 70s. at lunch well on our way of a high of 89. 86 at lunch. >>> your rush right now from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning, everyone. if you are about to head out, it's a good morning on the roads. volume is light out there. only one accident on 95 southbound between 895 and 100, accident with a vehicle fire. but it's off to the right shoulder. no delays. no delays on 95 just yet between white march and the fort mchenry tunnel. 50 and 67 are your averages. there is a look at the jfx running at fuel speed at this point. visit your toyota dealer and why now is the time to make the jump to toyota, dependable cars. now is the time

for an impact flames have been lit across some of the british isles highest summits olympic and paralympicorganizer sebastian coe no stranger to the flame with this particular torch relay taking him to the highest mountain in wales are the flames were also late at summits in england scotland and northern ireland are roughly the same time on wednesday and despite the less than ideal weather i was delighted to be. a very exciting day and actually it was really nice to be out and doing this this morning and three other flames being listen pretty much the same time and really signifying in the weeks journey to london which was fantastic and of course the the talks really from the spiritual home of the paralympics stoke mandeville and that is all from the world of sport for now but i'll be back with plenty more in just under two hours time here on r.t. to join me then. world . science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered for. the martian moon to be soon which brightened if you knew about sun's from finest impressions. please find

absent. >> i declare open the london 2012 paralympic games. >> another global sporting celebration,nother night for london to shine, as well as the royal family. the queen, prince edward, princess ann, william and kate back in olympic stadium supporting the world paralympians. >> ever since the dawn of civilization, people have crave for an understanding of the underlying order of the world, why it exists as this, and why it exists at all. >> not present, prince harry, though monday he will be back in the. >> he's at balmoral in scotland. he did spend some quality time with his father, prince charles, and of course he went to make a formal apology to her majesty the queen, very much a strong telling-off from granny, i should imagine. >> prince harry's good deeds will begin at home. next week at the paralympics, and now patron of a charity for wounded soldiers as they race to the south pole. we don't know in video might surface, but there are certainly to be some changes to his security detail. >>> kate middleton's little sister is publishing her first book. 28-year-old middleton is

now because the paralympics event obviously opening in london next week.arry wasn't supposed to be opening that. but he was expected to attend a number of events, and i spoke to buckingham palace this morning and they are suggesting that he may still attend some events at the paralympics. so i think that will be very interesting to see really, but i think it's very, very bad, if the so much just for harry but for the whole royal family. i think it's particularly embarrassing for prince charles. and i'll tell you why. there's been a bit of a power struggle in the british royal family over the past year. and charles has really sidelined prince andrew and beatrice and eugenie, his daughters, the princesses. you may remember after the jubilee, the balcony appearance was restricted to just charles, william and harry. so there was charles saying this is the future, this is the royal family of the future. obviously, it was charles who lobbied for him to be given that tremendous honor of representing the queen at the closing of the olympics. and i think there's a

the london 2012 paralympics got off to a rousing start with dancers and fireworks. wheelchair-bound physicist stephen hawking began the ceremony. south african runner oscar pistorius, who was the first double amputee to compete in the olympics, carried south africa's flag. more than 4,300 athletes are taking part in the london paralympics. >> very inspirational, those events and the athletes competing in them. >> yeah, incredible. >>> on rare occasions, a newscast might be interrupted by a technical issue or even a fire alarm? >> but up in canada, they had a different kind of distraction. a bat somehow managed to find its way into ctv ottawa yesterday afternoon. it flew into the studio in the middle of a live broadcast. eventually, a couple of people in the newsroom let it out a side door, but ctv ottawa says either someone or a different bat made an encore appearance last night because it got back in there. yeah, there is no way. even during a live broadcast, would you have enough composure to not go -- i would get up and leave. >> hopefully it wasn't a different b

it is the summer paralympic games. more than 200 americans are competing, philadelphia native armando mcgrory will race in her wheelchair out for gold. she won four medals in beijing. >> to get the opportunity to be back here again and race again in front of the entire world is just indescribable. >> exactly. pair listennic athletes compete in 20 different event -- paralympic athletes complete in 20 different events. these are on track to be the most watched ever, almost 2.5 million tickets sold. >>> a federal court strikes down a texas law that would require voters to show a photo id before they could vote this november. the three-judge panel noted racial minorities in texas are more likely to live in poverty. this is the third court ruling in three days striking down republican-backed voter id laws. >>> gas prices rising again tonight. well, experts say isaac has something to do with it. it hit the gulf and knocked out some of those big drilling platforms out there. nationwide drivers are paying $3.83 a gallon up 11

the torch has now been lit for the largest paralympics in history.he huge procession of athletes into the olympic stadium. quite a show filled with dancers and fireworks. the london paralympics will host nearly 4300 athletes which will be the largest group in the event history. >> a news anchor on live tv, video you want to see just ahead. >>> an unexpected guest last night. a bat swoops in through the air while the anchors are live on tv there. it is. you have to look at ctv at the noon newscast, the bat flew into the building and everybody was freaking out. employees were running around. there's the bat. hopefully it doesn't happen again. >>> see you at 6:00. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled

. >>> another wave of athletes is descending on london ahead of wednesday's start to the paralympic games. among them is a pakistani man with a chance of bringing home his country's first olympic gold medal. pakistan's able-bodied athlete failed to win a single medal at the olympics, so success at the paralympics could help challenge deep-rooted prejudice. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: he's a long jumper. one of his legs is shorter than the other because of paralysis that affected him as a small boy. >> translator: i put a cushion in one of my shoes when i run. i can't keep my balance without it. >> reporter: he won a silver medal in beijing four years ago. he attends a camp in islamabad shortly before departing from london. he wakes up at 4:30 a.m. for intensive training. his goal is to stand atop the podium with a gold medal around his neck, but he as another aim, as well, to help eradicate prejudice against disabled people in pakistan. >> translator: in pakistan, there is deep-seeded prejudice against people with disabilities. they often receive verbal abuse. i want to

. >> still ahead, she missed out on london's paralympics election, but there's much more to ann than her athletic exploits. more than 50 people have been rescued after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of indonesia on wednesday. the 180 people were thought to of been on board. refugees seeking asylum in australia, often set sail in overcrowded boats. >> when news came through the latest loss at sea, this trillion promised to julia gillard was in the cook islands discussing asylum seekers. it is a regional problem. most of them want to come to australia. the rescue operation could not find them at first. when they were discovered, it was too late for most. australia's home affairs minister of said finding these vessels is extremely hard. >> it's very hard to find people that are in distress on a little wooden boats in the middle of the water or anywhere between christmas island and the coast of indonesia. >> indonesia says they want to stop the boats, but once they reach open waters they don't have the resources to do so. the 300 asylum seekers have drowned trying to reac

. >>> a group of about 90 japanese athletes and officials are on their way to the paralympic games in london. medal hopefuls in wheelchair tennis and other sports left tokyo on wednesday. a total squad of 135 japanese athletes will take part in 17 events in london. they'll try to top the nation's haul of 27 medals won at the beijing games four years ago. a wheelchair tennis player is gunning for his second straight gold in the men's singles event. >> translator: i want people to know how well we can play tennis in a wheelchair. as a representative of japan, i will do my best to bring back another gold medal. >> the 12-day paralympic games are scheduled to open next wednesday. >>> rachel ferguson joins is now with the world weather forecast. rachel, people in taiwan and southern japan are feeling the effects of two powerful storms. what's the latest? >> all right, we certainly have. we're starting to see those effects in the sakushima islands and also in eastern taiwan. let me give you the latest statistics on tambian. it is just about stationary now, which could cause a little bit of