the northern irishman carded a four under par sixty eight at the emirates golf club a great job from rory on fifteenth as he set up a birdie with this tee shot and then added another one on the closing hole he now sits on eleven under one stroke near an adult sergio garcia and solace a can former world number one side or woods is also there and did better than mcelroy on friday shooting a six under par sixty six this being one of the six birdies off his bow you free round the american is still four shots off the pace after underperforming on the opening day but he keeps getting stronger at the ball there are sort of. more control over shots. more control much directorates. some clean greens which is nice . but is a perfect this morning so i think all is made of but if you work out cycling now and australian mark renshaw has done just enough to win the tour of costs are and his biggest role titles so far it was also a maiden trophy at a stage race for the twenty eight year old braincell had taken the gold jersey at three stage four on thursday and finished only seventeenth on friday but th

well certainly rory as you know is a resort destination it is a tourist destination but it needs to be prepared to accept an international community not just for the hosting the games and the events themselves but also for the infrastructure to make sure that the city and the area is able to stand be the master entrance of all of these people from around the world so ever since it was announced that sochi was going to be the place for the two thousand and fourteen olympic games the process began right away with construction infrastructure roads new facilities being built hotels being built so that itself can be ready to accept this mass onslaught of people now as far as again going back to the mascots that voting goes until nine o'clock tonight at nine thirty it will be announced internet voting is on underway and i do have to say from a personal note i'm a little bit disappointed that my design did not make the top ten. in about four years from now and once again it's nine pm moscow time will be airing the choosing of the mass six pm g.m.t. much. so i guess we'll be bringing you live

one back of three guys at 8-under, including rory mcilroy on 9.a 3-over 75 but still tied for the lead. >> a little tennis, the sap open has been under the radar with pebble beach going on. today's first semifinal turned into an exhibition. month -- mon "i" hurt his wrist and decided to shut it down. >> to college hoops, stanford women putting their undefeated record on the line today hosting washington. huskies give the cardinals a real test. second half, nnemkadi ogwumike s teeing it up. stanford up 6. then 2.3 to play. one of her nine boards, stanford remains undefeated at home. a 10-point victory. >> the top-ranked team in men's college hoops got knocked off today. more coming up at 6:00. >> alan: coming up, san francisco's newly appointed interim mayor about to become >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00. san jose says it wants a transparent government and they're about to get it. a pod of orcas spotted off the golden gate. join us at 6:00. >>> finally, there's a new mural going up in san francisco depicting the city's chinese chinese-am

rory cellan jones, bbc news. >> in case you're wondering, this whole thing is put together by reportersyork and los angeles as well as a network of freelancers out there. but pretty cool. everything at your fingertips. >> they say there are 17 million people with ipads so their thought process is if 5% of people buy this app, it should be a success. >> you could be look@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@o >>> this morning on "world news now," more vicious violence in egypt. today's deadly unrest, political uncertainty and unsafe conditions in cairo. >>> we have the latest on the gunfire and fighting now erupting between the pro and anti-government protesters. it's thursday, february 3rd. >>> good morning, and thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll take you to cairo for the latest on the fatalities, the injuries and the diplomacy in that country in this ever-changing situation. >> and chicago is struggling this morning. you can see we're moving from egypt to the other big topic of the day, and that is the weather. crews there are actually digging out cars one by

shoots a 72. 7-under, one back of three guys at 8-under, including rory mcilroy on 9. sends home this birdie putt. shot a 3-over 75, still tied for the lead. >> in tennis, the sap open has been under the radar with pebble beach going on. the first semifinal turned into an exhibition as gale montiz has to withdraw because of a wrist injury. >> oakland raider michael bush has been arrested for a dui. he was booked this morning around 5:00 a.m. in indiana, raider management declined to comment. bush is set to become a free agent pending the collective bargaining agreement. >>> in college hoops, stanford women putting their undefeated record on the line today, hosting washington. huskies give they cardinal a real testifies. ogwumike with a tough finish. two of her 22. cardinal up 54-48. minutes later, the ogwumike sisters teaming up. she had 21. stanford up six. 2:30 to play. one of the nine boards. gets the putback to go. stanford remains undefeated at home with the 10-point victory. >> for the men, wisconsin hosting ohio state. the buckeyes looking to improve to 25-0. th

hits birdie put on 18 to move within one shot of rory mcelroy. >>> top ranked ohio state looking to remain undefeated. buckeyes jumping out to a 15- point lead in the second half. badgers brought back. scoring 21 points in the final 20 minutes. 30 seconds to go. wisconsin up 2. mike bruce buries the dagger. let the party begin in madison. for the first time in 49 years the badgers knock off the number 1 team in the country. they beat ohio state 71-67. >>> washington state beat cal 75-71. gutierrez missing a three to tie it with five seconds left. bears now 6-7 in pac-10 play. >>> across the pond. manchester city. 1-1 in the 78th minute. incredible bicycle kick. our intern owen called it the second best goal he has ever seen. the first of course we know. he hangs on for the win. >>> trying to show his coach that he deserves to be the starter. >> what's up. this is johnny. representing uconn football. trick shot video. >> you can only open the door from the inside. we will let mark in. >> i'm going to come back and let isaac in. >> try it like this first. skeet shooting. >> michael young has

tiger woods needed an eagle to shoot a one under leaving him six shots behind rory mcroy. >>> and in the nba the warriors hit the road. and just like monday night at oracle they had no answer for the suns. it is their 11th straight loss in phoenix. >>> points and marino are the leaders at 7 under par at the at&t pro am. don't forget the weekend will be telecast right here on cbs 5. from the at&t pro am i'm dennis o'donnell. >> all right. >> that does it for us. >> speechless. >> we'll see you at 11:00 on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i may be mud, but i have standards. mops? please. some of them have bacteria. ♪ and they try to pick me up? ew. i'm really hard to get. uh! ♪ what about love?! [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet's antibacterial solution eliminates 99.9% of bacteria

hits the birdy on 18 to move within one shot of rory mcelroy. >>> top ranked ohio stated looking to remaineated. 15-point lead in the second half but wisconsin's jordan taylor because the badgers back scoring 21 points in the final 20 minutes. 30 seconds to go with him up 2. buries the dagger. let the party begin in madison. for the first time in many years they knock off the number 1 team in the country beating ohio state. >>> up in washington, state beat cal. gutierrez missing three to tie it with five seconds left. babies are now 6-7 in pac-10 play. >> we go across the pond. 1-1 in the 78th minute. wayne rooney with the incredible bicycle kick. thee second best goal ever. >>> with spring football about one month away one college quarterback player got creative showing his coach he needs to be the starter. >> representing uconn football. >> you can only open the door from the inside. >> i'm going to come back and let isaac in. >> skeet shooting. ohhh. ♪[ music ] >> why is this guy not starting? he played his entire career with the texas rangers. but after he felt lied to about his role t

ok that brings us on to golf for rory mcilroy isn't control after the opening round by desert classic the northern irish star leaving the big names behind on the day getting off to a blistering starts approach shots like this on the seeing the twenty one year old finish with just a single bogey on eight birdies the world's top three golfers in order martin kaymer i googled one of the old fields from the press west wing kaymer three a leader by four shots while tiger he's six bok second place sergio garcia lies two strokes behind those thomas aiken offset africa i probably could have been a little bit lower but you know i'll take sixty five any time i step out on this golf course and here especially with the conditions that we had on the back nine felt as if i did really well and it's a great start to turn just over a week now before cricket world cup champions australia begin their title defense skipper ricky ponting who still recovering from a broken finger so his side lose the ashes for a second straight time last month a massive disappointment head of the year's biggest tournament.

headed for an intense battle on the last day of the two point five million dollars dubai desert classic rory mcilroy the champion from two years ago shares the lead with two other players after a win defected third rand while another twenty golfers are breathing down their necks awfully to mcelroy got his third round off to a stuttering start poking the first three holes then came within inches of an economic twelfth went on to card a three over par seventy five which was just enough to keep him at the top of the leaderboard but he was joined at the summits by south africa's times and day and is hansen the latter team things are the burden on the gaping hole finished with a one under cost seventy one however a total of twenty players are within just three shots of the pacesetters and that includes tiger woods the former world number one making up for double bogey eagle on the tenth two which is a level par round of seventy two and stay in contention for his first time you know very. well we got a bunch a little bored of it is a bunch of guys a chance to win world. and really didn't didn't pu

to golf now where rory mcilroy is in control after the opening round of the dubai desert classic the northern irish star leaving the big names behind on the day getting off to a blistering store approach shots like this on the eighth season that's once the one year old finish with just a single bogey and eight birdies the world's top three golfers in order lee westwood martin kaymer and or woods failed to impress westwood and kaymer trailed the leader by four shots while tiger is six back second place sarah gael garcia lies to strokes behind mcelroy as does thomas a can probably could've been a little bit lower but you know i'll take sixty five any time a step on this golf course and specially weather conditions that we have on the back. really well and it's great stuff. and basketball rushes to be a player on the day kid angle will soon be dribbling on their new trainer tyrone corben that's after the legendary utah jazz coach jerry sloan bit an emotional farewell to the clubs he has been in charge of for the last twenty three years the sixty eight year old saying he's just run out o

rory hedo i'm doing very well thanks to you but the latest here from the hockey playoffs are so good playoffs yeah the educational playoffs are underway again with sixteen things fighting for those quarterfinal places that plus warns of on the first for a while just after the. hello there thanks for watching the sporting this is what we've got coming up. playoffs bring skaar right into the concrete semifinals and make a trial with the latest from today's action. plus the drive ends of only overweighs the first part and i read here off the beaten topsy was we have seen. model karma goals new number one after reaching the finals of the world much chance she. will stop the ice hockey day where they carry chelsea eastern conference playoffs have regime defending a gun cup champions at bars in action against betty's side already i think against the ratings we need to get something think they can place and passing psyching they need and the carried about a two one off the mag i would have been there is a win would lead them just needing one more victory for the conference semifinal spot an

rory on the team who are laughing at the end of it all are green bay we'll have more on that coming up in just a second we're. good to have you with us this is sports today i'm you know normally these are headlines this hour come back queen's russia overturn a true love deficit against france to reach the fed cup semifinals. great green bay secure their fourth super bowl title beating pittsburgh thirty one twenty five in texas. truck it's as if she's never been away as pole vaulting legend the limit by about returns after a year long break to win the russian winter crown. going with tennis where it was a sunday to remember for russia's fed cup squad the four time champions booking their semifinal berth courtesy of a stunning comeback over france after some of the singles the school was two zero to the best but ruled on by the moscow crowd russia julie drew level falling single wins by step so unless to see a public on sunday on sochi the decisive doubles rubber were alisa corny and julie stood in the way of cooking it's over a big chunk of the last for a tight first set was forgotten a

pros are in monterey tiger is in dubai.y needed an eagle on 18 to get under par but 6 shots behind rorylroy. >>> number 3, the new three- point king ray allen passes reggie miller for most career threes but the lakers beat the celtics tonight. >>> and number 2, only fitting that the buy who once hit the course looking like this would now have a tv on his back. maybe john daly can get me a monitor for my long shot. >> looks good on you. >> 9th ranked you done became beaten by uconn. much has been made by uconn jim calhoun. >> my best advice to you? >> yes? >> shut up. >> my wife gives me that advice. >> he needed point. >> darren andrew points is the leader. >> what do we know about this guy. >> he has been in contention at that golf tournament before. . >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send yo

challengers took a much more lighthearted approach in the run up to the tournaments were number seven rory mcilroy old white foam in the sun not shying away from the waterhouse or either this is where it all started for the hollywood more than are they need for again the twenty one year old lifted his maiden european tour title here just over two years ago after a. plenty of just by experience under his belt on old considers these greens. i've played slices in on a chair and it's my fourth here's a preview so. you know it's flown by you know i can remember come when i was here when i was sixteen i'm playing tournaments i was lucky enough to get an invite. things are fairly really come on since there so yeah i sort of gave treat this is a home again because i have played it more times than any other tournaments. you know things aren't looking very rosy for a cleveland to in the n.b.a. no team in history has fallen from grace as far as the cavs who lost a record twenty five straight games after having the league's best record last year byron scott says he's remaining positive. as we can so.

thanks very much rory gas promise to join the elephant oil field and libya and in assets what do you with them do you company any the one hundred sixty three million dollar deals expected to be signed during an official visit of russian president dmitry medvedev to italy on wednesday he points of the economic agenda to be discussed during the visit also include a number of other energy issues among them to continue discussion of the south stream project which is to carry fifty billion cubic tonnes of gas from russia to southern europe across the black sea. meanwhile russia could quit the uber gas oil pipeline project that bypasses turkey's bosphorus straits according to russian media russian partners comprising a trance and after last night gas from the after are about to officially end their financing of the for. checked this what effectively kill off the project that russia bulgaria and greece agreed to three years ago to build almost three hundred kilometers of an oil pipeline to export crude to european countries now have a chance now it has denied this information saying russia

four consecutive holes from the eighth including two eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style rorymcilroy was sandbagging by ben crane eight and seven and he has hopes of taking over from tiger woods as world number three paul casey yet another big name alex while seventeen year old mother. of the youngest ever player in the van followed obvious victory of a steve stricker movie last green success what carl schwartzel. now is basketball off to carmelo anthony's transfer from denver to new york another and a superstar is on the move stateside with day around williams coming from you to new jersey just before the league's trade deadline and that's arrow may help brought. of has been at the heart of the. story. the russian however was initially on the able to bring in carmelo went through the next door neighbors but now the nats have convinced one of the league's top five point guards to leave the jails williams will no team get through the derrick favors david harris to first round picks and cash considerations in exchange the nats still have plenty of financial resources to build a

despite shooting a 72 he hits the birdy on 18 to move within one shot of rory mcelroy. >>> with a win's the dons could pull within a half game of first place. bennett's team has won ten straight against the green and gold. green gets it all the way to the rim for the lay up. they were only down 2 at the break. but the second half was all st. mary's. there might not be a team in the country that passes better than the gaels. a wide open three. puts st. mary's up by 14. then it is micky mcconnell. 18 points for jones. 19 for mcconnell. they take a two-game lead with three to play. >>> stanford going for the sweep in washington this week. first half. terrence ross goes right around a pair of cardinal defenders for the dunk. scoring 44 points in the first half washington. thomas leads the huskies with 22 points. stanford gives up a season high 87 points. they lose 87-76. >>> the bears got blown out by the huskies on thursday night and fell to the cougars this afternoon. it is their third straight loss and they are now 6-7 in pac-10 play. >>> ohio state looking to remain undefeated. buckey

now another man rory mcilroy was sent packing by bank crane eight on seven ending his hopes of taking over from woods as world number three paul casey has another big name out while seventeen year old not dale monk the youngest ever player in the round pulled off his victory over steve stricker with the last green success carl schwartzel. over to basketball now in the n.b.a. where the carmelo anthony less than or not gets great boston eighty nine seventy five down are playing their first game without mellowing chauncey billups and of course the celtics have to convert a lead winning the opening quarter by five points down were pulled back later in the game though to the fourth quarter we go and wilson chandler gives them a wind one point lead with that for clients and the markets in full control off of that closing it out with a sixteen zero run and marty in top scoring for denver with eighteen four in center and rebounds as they posted and one thousand nine hundred seventy five victory in the only other game on thursday night chicago saw miami ninety three to eighty nine . now there

so for now we'll be back in one hour's time headlines are next with rory don't go away. download the official location. i pod touch from the champs to. life on the go. video on demand cheese minefield comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around the russian. we go into the future are covered. it's not just after possible the headlines frustration with governments it reaches boiling point across the middle east and north africa as protesters push for change the same time though egyptians are starting to question the outcome of. the u.s. military is fighting tooth and nail to hold on to its multi-billion dollar budget claiming cuts will cost lives but some say americans are already in the deep end with many on the edge of poverty. economic woes and the political turmoil because of a battle tarnished image on its third anniversary since declaring independence from serbia meanwhile there are fears a radical islam is gaining ground in the republic. and moving on to sweden where there'

thanks very much rory first of all in this program we look at one of russia's largest mining companies us nor snicko it's suspending its share buyback program following a ruling from a court in the caribbean the injection in st kitts and nevis will sort by elected in part because roussel which owns twenty five percent of north dakota the adamantium company is in a fierce takeover battle with. into ross group for control of the mine and there's been talk in the market that norse nickel would scrap its dividend to fund the buyback program now this was seen as a blow to roussel as it would not receive money to pay off debt. and to the markets now european stock markets are advancing still on monday ahead of opening the markets in the u.s. banks are among the strongest. and shares of mobile phone maker nokia rallied on the thoughts of a planned management shakeup in russia quite the opposite the situation here trading in the red this afternoon the r.t.s. is shedding half a percent my six is losing under one percent financials then as you share there among the biggest drags on the indices p

four and sank into poles from the eighth including eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style rory mcilroy was also sound banking by ben crane eight and seven and he has hopes of taking over from woods as world number three paul casey yet another big name out on day sue while seventeen year old nasra the youngest ever player in the van followed up his victory over steve stricker with a last three in six hours over carl schwartz old. over to basketball now in the n.b.a. where that carmelo anthony less than we're not good speedball some eighty nine seventy five that were playing their first game without melo and chauncey billups and it was the celtics and to their lead winning do but equal to by five points down were pulled back later in the game though to the fourth quarter we go now and wilson can or gives them a one point lead with this three points and then i get simple control after that closing it out with a sixteen zero run kenny and marty top scoring from denver with a with eighteen points and ten rebounds as they posted and they too nine to seventy five victory in the only o

thank you rory you're watching the sports update live with our team here is what's coming up this hour first meet second visit as a lot of us sets up a qatar ladies open final with world number one caroline does not keep. staying put russia basketball could stay blocked announces he will stay with the team through to the longer olympics in two thousand and twelve. and also raise a sharper pullman's we profile speed skater yvonne scald grip pressure on this historic feat the blades with european and world go. let's begin with that as well as my always through to the qatar ladies final the russian beating you learn a young pitching the semi's second seed start of the match in a confident way and quickly to be opening set up in just one game the serve wasn't going to give up easily though i should start back to play the next set six students and also decide up to the arc of a child three breakpoints that for all their votes were not all but survived saving all of them before breaking her opponent in the next game and wrapping up a six victory tonight over into her first singles final of t

time with plenty more business news and update of the figures on the markets headlines are next with rory to stay with us. her. mum. mum. mum. mum. on her. street still keeps its secrets but now it's time to move feel. the soviet farms nikitin seems to often like movement on oxy. more news today says once again flared up if these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are relieved a. mum. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. she's available in. the. renaissance cookie crumbles encircled the. holiday inn. hotel. in the indian country club so sure to find this piece of the first. couple boutique hotel. four thirty pm here in. the headlines now. and instability in iraq the arab world as protesters in the region follow the example set in egypt by demanding reform washington has expressed its support to the demonstrations in tehran but some experts accuse the u.s. of having. democracy as a pretense. of global. financial giants are accused of fueling the demonstrat

time we'll bring you the closing figures for the russian markets meanwhile headlines are next with rory on tuesday. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from. the future. soon from the stupid. stunts on t.v. don't. it's now a six thirty pm on monday here in moscow you with the headlines now the embattled founder of whistle blowing web site wiki leaks is in a london court fighting attempts to have been extradited to sweden julian a song here's a stockholm could. prosecutors. egyptian officials try to woo with a defiant opposition with concessions hosni mubarak's regime has held unprecedented talks with the muslim brotherhood which is actually banned in the country but after a fortnight of rallies demonstrators in cairo say they won't leave the streets until the president resigns. and russia's police force is in line for a massive overhaul after the president signs a bill to have them a rebranded and a reformed the changes are aimed at fighting corruption and abuse of power by officers. well for more on this overhaul now as well as the crime problems in russia's capital s

what we've got here essentially rory is two arch rival factions meeting to hold their various gatherings in the same small town about thirty miles outside of london you've got the english defense league on the one side who are the people who are gathered just behind me and they are and see islamic group essentially they proclaim to be against the what they call the islamification of the u.k. some of them say that they're only against extremist islam and some say that islam is inherently an extremist religion at its core and to therefore they're against islam as a whole and then at the other end of the high street towards which i have to say the english defense league supporters are now moving the united against fascism movement and they are against everything that the d.l. stands for they proclaim inclusion and that everyone should be able to live in peace and harmony in this country now there are extremist and violent elements in both groups it has to be said and whenever these groups means they don't often result in violence each group says you know it's never us that starts the violen

which are interested in russian financial markets well as a finale back in less than one hour's time rory is next with headlines to stay with us. you're. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. it's now a full thirty pm here in the russian capital on monday with the headlines now the embattled founder of whistle blowing web site wiki leaks is in a london court fighting it tends to have him extradited to sweden. to the u.s. for prosecution. egyptian officials trying to find opposition with concessions hosni mubarak's regime has held on president talks with the muslim brotherhood movement which is banned in the country but after a fortnight of rallies demonstrators in cairo say they won't leave the streets until the president resigns. and russia. for a massive overhaul after the president signs a bill to have them. reformed the changes are aimed at fighting corruption and abuse of power. well for more on this overhaul as well as the crime problems in

thanks very much rory is suspending its share buyback program following a ruling from a court in the caribbean the injunction in st kitts and nevis was sought by elected in part because roussel which owns twenty five percent of north nickel now the out of them company is in a fierce takeover battle with interest group for control of the mine and there's been talk in the market that no one nickel would scrap its dividend to fund the buyback program and this was seen as a blow to resellers they would not receive money to pay off their. take a look at the implication of that on the. stocks in just a second first of all u.s. markets as you can see a very positive trade about one hundred thousand trading this is on news of. reports and deals in london based. as agreed to by rival pride international in a deal worth some seven point three billion dollars pushing down some set stock markets of course advancing on this positive outlook in the states banks are among the strongest performers and also shares of mobile phone maker nokia rallied on. management shakeup in a rush a last minute reco

that's all for now more in one hour's time rory is next with their lives to save us .

fluctuating to just mean the average consumer is now going to feel the effects of the petrol pump well rory is already feeling it now when we talk about higher oil prices the first thing that comes to nine of course is huge bills of a plant but it's also higher cost of goods and services because petrol prices affect transportation and make everything more expensive now we see the fares rising again like united and continental have already added twenty dollars per round trip to domestic flights and just a reminder that brant crude is today trading at one hundred twelve dollars a barrel now high gasoline prices also take a part of people's income that could have been spent on you know on other goods and merchandise if you look at russia we see that prices here have already risen three percent this year now we'll have more on what analysts think about the global inflation in general coming up in a program. to stop green effects from march so using. a little bit later here on r.t. we explore why some of it is going out of date why the military alliance is being seen as a failure and why their m