he's got nine games to make an impact and turn sunderland around. that's a challenge. his second game. >> he was liked by a lot of players, a great media xhem thai tor. it's not long before they snatch up somewhere else. >> he's a good manager in a difficult situation. if you look at what sunderland has done over the last couple years, it's not easy to go. perhaps he will get another chance somewhere else. the issue is did they make an impact? that remains to be seen. >> not long to go before the end of the season. thank you very much. >>> packed their bags and flown home. contenders in the knockout face of the cricket world cup. the best eight nations compete for a spot in the semifinals. lee james is in sydney for us. >> there are eight teams remaining and this is where it gets serious. one mistake and it could hurt you. let's find out who is left standing. the backing records, australia against pakistan on friday could turn into a bowling shootout. australia with 16. the humbling defeat to new zealand gives pakistan a chance for optimism. new zealand riding a wave.

so, it will be better. >> new sunderland coach lost his first game in charge.e were beaten 1-nil at west ham. arsenal won at newcastle with two goals. manchester city closed the gap on chelsea at the top to three points. but the leaders still have two games in hand. >> i think that we have to play now and we can win the eight games that chelsea doesn't drop points. we cannot win the title. so the important thing is not to think about other teams. it's to think about our team to improve and to win the next game at crystal palace. >> spain's striker fernando torres called the first goal in almost eight years in athletico madrid. they added another one just before halftime to give athletico a 2-nil win and close the gap on thursday's to 1 point. in other matches leaders barce barcelona hostreal madrid on sunday for the season's second clasico. >> novak djokovic got the better of andy murray. djokovic stormed into a 5-1 lead and the serb took 27 winners as all as he security the six straight wins over murray. now, he will play roger federer or bronowich on sunday.

but still down towards waldorf into northern calvert county around sunderland over towards deale, bowie and clinton maryland. all seeing some of that rain. still down towards woodbridge too. that's all moving off to the east. that's one wave that continues to move on out. that's the heaviest rain. you see what's happening here. all of this rain coming up from the gulf of mexico but you also notice a little progression down to the south. that's the warm front that is also trying to make its way across our region. that will also sag south overnight and by tomorrow morning most of that rain should stay just to our south. but watch out for ponding on the roadways. the roads not good with all those potholes out there. i've run into a little bit of isolated flooding in some of the poor drainage areas. here's what else we're running into fog. look at the visibility a third of a mile over towards annapolis, frederick, and an eighth of a mile in gaithersburg. we have a dense fog advisory in effect for just about everybody in our region right through 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. heads up early to

. >> thethe sunderland is looking for a new manager. this season has been a struggle, and won just one of 12 last league matches. >>> traveling from the u.s. to play the groundbreaking friendly match against the cuban and national team in havana. it's part of the easing of the relations between the two nations announced by by president barack obama in december. they're excited about the challenge. >> my team is emotional and anxious that it's finally happening for them prosecutor for the team it's going to be a great experience. there is a lot of expectation. we're all very happy that this is happening. >> of sides eliminated from the cricket world cup have all been arriving home. for most of them it will be an unhappy moment coming, but in afghanistan, it was a triumphant homecoming. >> even though the team only one of six matches, you can see they're being hailed as heroes here. this team has come a very long way in a very short period of time. cricket is a relatively new sport here, and a bright spot in a country where so many challe

and sunderland against west ham will have a late kick off. >>> in spain currently 1-0 up, atletico forced but could close the gap on third place valencia if they hold on to that lead. pele's backing blatter for fifa president for a fifth term. he joined former liverpool stars in the kind of bizarre photo opportunity that and he gave his thoughts on the fifa presidential election. blatter is hoping to be elected to a fifth term. >> blatter has more experience, and in life you must have some experience, but i will support blatter. i think he has an opportunity to do more in his administration. >> in golf following rory mcilroy in second round of 66. this is the par 4 par 4 fifth hole that led to one of his seven birdies. >> serena williams has pulled out of the indian wells due to injury. the american played in the event for the first time since 2001 having boycott the tournament for 14 years. roger federer beating thomas thomas berdych in straight sets. >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us... >> that's the pain that your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me be

sunderland, 54, cloudy and still a little bit on the unsettled side with an inis itstability shower. saturday is the wet one sunday, light spotty stuffer. monday, sun to clouds, 52. tuesday, st. patrick's day clouds and showers around 50 degrees. >> a lot of stories you didn't see last night a chase between a fire truck and police van ended badly. >>> looking outside live, 26 the street at penrose avenue about to head over the platt bridge no problems right here. we'll we're seeing delays on i-95, we'll talk about a new problem that just popped up. >> barbie backlash, hear how some are concerned about how much a new barbie could learn about your child. that's next in tech bytes. that's a hard question. (laughing) we are the fay family from chesapeake, virginia. williamsburg is just beautiful. because we have thrill seekers and not such thrill seekers, i try to find something that everybody likes. this is a very good spot to do that. the most exhilarating part about this vacation was being with the whole family. it was amazing. dunkin's new vanilla coffee creamer really tastes like it

. >> taking charge of sunderland for the first time with the club battling relegation. >> i think everything that you do is a challenge this is a big challenge because this is a big club. we are still one point ahead of the others. we have the same games to play, difficult games like the others, so we have to do it. we won't look too much to the other side. just look for our own team. that's important. >> well, six nations that take center stage as the tournament concludes on saturday with four of the countries still in with a chance of taking the title. england faces france, they only have a plus four points advantage over ireland. and they could take the championships with a big win. >> when we're in the game, not losing our composure, i think we don't know what's going to happen with the games but if we do need to chase a few points, it's about not getting frustrated too early especially in the first half, staying quite composed and should they score we need too relax a bit and keep stick together plan in our processes and eventually things will hopefully come. >> that's it for me. >> the

. >> goalless between leicester and hull and aston villa won 4-0 against sunderland. and west brom over stoke. the victory will take them four points clear of real madrid. earlier champions atletico madrid would stay in fourth place behind valencia. in italy they're looking forward to the defense of their title. they've been playing against palermo. the match is nearly over, 1-o and they'll be 18 points clear of roma if it stays that way. and in germany oh oh,, bayern munich is 14 points clear of wolfsburg. and india against zimbabwe. the match was a defending champion's tenth world cup victory. he would go 287 with captain taylor hitting 128 in his final international appearance. the fifth wicket partnership won the match for india. india will play bangladesh in the quarterfinals. >> when you get to the knock out stages you want to have runs under your belt. it doesn't matter how many runs but once you get going it just gives you that good feeling which i feel is important. so over all that's one of the main reasons i would say it's a good game for us, and all the ba

. >> reporter: the dutch manager has taken on the job of trying to save sunderland from relegation.titles but never managed in england before. the team is just one point and one match away from the drop side. >>> now a team is set to play a historic game against the cuban national team. the announcement comes at a time when the two countries are attempting to restart diplomatic relations after more than 50 years. >>> it's an announcement for a sporting event unimaginable for most of the past 50 years. the new york cosmos of the north american soccer league play the cuban national football team in havana on june 2nd. >> this is bringing the people together. more than presidents, more than secretaries of states because nothing stops sports fans from enjoying their sports the way soccer now is taking over. >> reporter: rue -- cuba is a country with a deep history of sports. >> translator: this is great for both countries. everyone in cuba is looking forward to this. >> reporter: it isn't the first time sport has been injected in politics. in 1972 the united states sent a table tennis t

league matches >>> manchester united move up to third in the english premier league after beating sunderland on saturday. cross-town rivals play liverpool in over an hour from now. if they win, they close to within two points of chelsea, playing in the league cup final. arsenal host everton, coming off the back of a 3-1 defeat to monaco. and if they win, they go back up to third behind city. the head of the international olympic committee should defend the games after coming up against environmentalists. thomas week-long visit was angered. they say the construction of the golf course and pollution at the sailing venue was damaging the eco system. overall, the impact on rio's environment would be positive. >> as you can see as a gulf course it is cultivating a waste land as before. and as i was told even more of the natural resources which have been playing for this have been given back to nature. at the same time >>> moving on to golf. and lydia co- won a second crown. she retains her number one ranking. honda classic - hit by rain. 24 players were able to complete a role. they'll have to pl

it's all that stands out there came at sunderland where aston villa won. barcelona have extended their lead over real madrid at the top of la bigliga. both scores by messi. athletico madrid had a goalless draw and stay in fourth place behind valencia. in italy, it's looking straightforward for euventis. you will see there a 1-nil win over paleromo, never an easy place to win takes them fourteen points to roma at the top of serie a. new york city has a long ball tradition dating back to the kosmos team that legendary peli played for in 1970. there are two franchises, the new est funded by a foreign supporting interest, a sign perhaps of more global interest in ball in america. al jazeera's gabriel elozondo reports from new york. >> hist o day in new york. there is a new thing in professional ball, the new york city ball club the second major league ball team or soccer as it is called in the u.s. in the media and sports capital of america. but it's not just about goals. the nycfc as they are called are an example of how high-powered foreign money interests a