both teams went all out for prestige win but it was tonga who made the plays that counted. namibia came back after the break. tonga held onto their lead, winning 35-21 in a game that definitely raised rugby's profile worldwide. sarah: the afghan taliban has brought in its offensive from the airport to kunduz. afghan forces have launched an offensive to retake kunduz, supported by u.s. airstrikes. more coming up at the top of the hour. i'm sarah kelly. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] óxñx >> "euromaxx highlights." and here is your host, louise elton. >> welcome to the show today, a special edition of "euromaxx," which focuses on the 5 top destinations in europe. i'm not going to reveal where they are, but this quick look forward might just give 3 of the cities away. >> italian maurizio savini makes his art out of chewing gum, how to become a haute couture designer, and turning two townhouses into one larger one. so you might have figured out a few of europe's top destinat

anything seems possible after they beat tonga. >> they are great players.ck, i believe they will bring back the cup. >> reporter: that may be youthful optimism for rank outsiders, but georgians already have reasons to be proud. the national side has qualified for every world cup since 2003. and at home the game is thriving. these youngsters are among more than 11,000 registered players. legend has it a boy picked up a ball and school and ran with it, and that's how the sport began. but these boys think the sports roots lie here in georgia. every easter some still play the ancient game of lalo. it's chaotic, but familiar. georgia's own version of the sport. georgia is a natural fit for rugby. >> translator: there is [ inaudible ] and present day rugby. the seeds are planted in good ground here. >> reporter: he dreams of day when young georgians play the game in the streets. another win at this world cup would bring that dream closer to reality. >>> hosts england have announced some key lineup changes ahead of that crucial game against wales. owen farrell is

. >> reporter: anthony morales is chief red blood of the gabrialino tonga band of indians near los angelese of self groups against ser -- several groups against serra's conn canonization. >> our people were beaten, tortured, our women were raped. it was forced labor and, of course, religion. >> reporter: the mexicana has held protest and has arkccused e church of genocide. >> a mix of coercion. a difficult thing to understand in the 21st century. >> reporter: serra said it it was a one-way street of sorts and indians who tried to leave it were found and disciplined, usually flogged. across the entire mission period, european diseases from which native americans had no immunity killed up to 150,000 native californians. >> they argued the pope by canonizing serra is kind of canonizing the whole mission system and accepting and even approving the kind of huge death rate that happened there. >> reporter: sankow at this z thinks the places of safety considered missionaries protectors. serra's revered position in history takes hold as the church moves forward with canonization. at the basilica,

anything seems possible after the national team beat tonga. >> translator: they are great players andc game and defending georgia and when they come back i believe they will bring back the cup. >> reporter: that maybe youthful optimism but georgia has reasons to be proud. and the side has qualified for every world cup since 2003 and at home the game is thriving, these youngsters are more than 11,000 registered players. rugby was invented in the 19th century england when a boy picked up a ball at school and ran with it but these boys is be forgiven for thinking that the sport's roots lie here in georgia. every easter some georgia villages play the ancient game and it's chaotic, lawless but familiar. georgia's own rough and tumble version of the sport. georgia is a natural fit for rugby says the man responsible for developing the game here. >> translator: a link between the tradition and present day rugby and the seeds are planted in good ground here, in the former soviet union they have basketball, in the baltics ice hockey and rugby is georgia. >> reporter: dreams of a day when young

the all blacks are sitting pretty at the top with matches yet to georgia and tonga come.ig match over the weekend. none bigger than the blockbuster when host england meets their rivals. wales. in hongat 3:00 a.m. kong. are back in action against uruguay. scotland takes on the american eagles. ireland it looks to make it two in a row when they face romania. let's take a look at how markets are trending in the asian pacific. quiet day so far. hong kong, 13.5 points down. shanghai composite flat as well. next, guest who is coming to dinner? xi and obama discuss major issues over a meal. ♪ yvonne: the top stories this hour. janet yellen says a rate rise is possible for this year. expect to increase rates by the end of the year, followed by tightening at a gradual pace. the state of the world economy is unlikely to sway the decision. monitoring we are developments abroad but we do not anticipate the effect of these on the economy will prove to be large enough to have a significant effect on the path of the policy. initial jump,e an asian shares are following. arean and taiwane

. >> the story is that health wise, as far as heart problems, right behind tonga for all time worst,bad thing. it's really weird. because when i was a kid, we were poor, we ate fist, butter beans. then we would have liver and onions and potatoes and cabbage and peas. somewhere from the mid '70s onwards it just became crap. now you have a generation of women who don't know how to make a pot of soup. to be a real glaswegian housewife, you have to be able to make a pot of soup. i can't make soup. the joke is i'm apparently good at sex. sex takes five minutes. soup can take days. my husband has never asked for soup. so that works out. >> there's a terrific music scene in glasgow. the pubs are among the finest anywhere. they say glaswegians have more fun at a funeral than people in edinburgh have at a wedding. that does invite, from time to time, admittedly a fair amount of knuckle-headed behaviors. if you're looking for a beer and a beating, glasgow will happily provide it. the toughness thing is no joke. if you ever try to choke a small glaswegian into unconsciousness as i have, long st

. >>> tonga and georgia kits off. and ireland and canada. 2-time winners, south africa play japan, 2019 host. and the final game is at twickenham as 2011 runners-up france take on italy. now to part two of the controlling sport. we are looking at the strained relation this between sporty agencies and the media. this is an issue where the governing bodies exert control over the country's bopular sport. complaints about the b.c. ci have been going on for years. b.c. i has been offering to splaif its own photos. some companies refused to broadcast tours from india over what they say are excessive fees. at the root of the conflict is a lap of transparency. and the pouncing act between media freedom and protecting their interests. >> because they are a public body, they should allow the media to comment on their legislation and procedures. they meet to protect the images. to that extent. access and reporting should be all right. given the deep collections and that it's been a governing body for 87 years, changes to media f

tonga bouncing back from the opening game loft to record a bonus point win 35-21 the final score. >> we knew we had to come out and put on a performance, you know. we are happy to get the win, the points. we know we'll have to be better, we play argentina this week. >> south korea's ty condo received -- ty kwonnedo secured core gain. but at home it is on the decline. harry fawcett explains. >> reporter: in the hills above south korea's capital a ty kwonnedo expert prepares himself. he is a master of another korean martial art. >> it is quick, strong. but movement is soft and looks like dancing. so very comfortable. it is natural find. >> there is some argument over the history, whether it began as a village game, whether korean or japanese rulers wiped it out. proponents say it is rooted in its history, at a time when ty kwonnedo moved from martial art to more of a point-scoring sport. >> taekwondo says it's both, a martial art to be practised in the studio and a support securitied. >> the sport helped to extend the reach, but the use of points registering pressure pads also stumped

. >> it was an upset in port see on saturday as georgia beat tonga, and in the pool france beat italy. >> european football's governing body played down suggestions of a topping problem in the sport. it follows the release of data commissioned, showing a higher than expected raid of tests among footballers from swathe to 2013. 900 players were tested anonymously. 68 had levels triggering investigations under current u.e.f.a. rules. >> for the final part of the controlling port series, looking at the fractured relationship between sporting organisations and the media. it's a hot topic in english football where journalists are blocked out of clubs. >> for many towns, it's a simple truce. the local newspaper meets the local possible team. and they need the europe. >> swinedon town divided the local newspaper is to be kept on the outside, and will need the social media platform to release news about the team. >> it comes down to control. there's nothing that gets out that they don't want it to. i don't think that is going to work. reporters are reporters, and we are paid to do jobs. >> th

the latest defeat was against tonga. the winless run at the tournament stretches back to 1999. they did score three times in this game. they bounced back from the opening against against georgia to show a bonus point win, 35-21 was the final score. >> we had to come out today and put on a performance. we're happy we got the win. another five points. we have to be a lot better. we play argentina next week -- or this week. >>> south korea's national sport tae kwon do has core olympic status guaranteeing it's immediate future at the games. despite 18 million people around the world practicing the sport, at home the martial art is actually on the decline. from seoul, harry fossett explains. >> reporter: in the hills above south korea's capital, a tae kwon do expert prepares himself. he doesn't practice or teach the sports these day, he's a mast erer of another korean marshati a art. >> it's very strong, but it's soft and looks like dancing. so it's very comfortable. always my instructurors emphasized to me to practice with your natural mind. >> reporter: there is some argument over

they're taking on tonga. the african side lost 58-14 to new zealand in the opening. if they can win this one, it's the first world cup win victory in 17 attempts. >>> now, when a referee draws a red card from his pocket, it can often spark a heated exchange. one official went even further than that after being abused by a player he was trying to send off, he drew a gun. it's not a mexican standoff. it was a brazilian one. the linesman did manage to defuse the situation. thankfully no one was hurt. the referee not surprisingly faces losing his license, his career ending with that draw. for morel analysis kreis engulfing fifa, go to our website. former vice president jack warner banned from football for life. aljazeera.com/sports. more from me later on, adrian. >> i like what you did there. draw. >>> scientists at nasa say they found strong evidence of liquid water on mars. that means that life could, could exist on the red planet. john hendron reports. why were nasa scientists say the red planet is not the desolate, dry place they long thought it was. >> today we're r

against new zealand in opener, if they win this is the first world cup victory in 17 attempts and tongafter a defeat to georgia who are five places below them in the world rankings. and whales team in a deep freeze to recover from their stunning win over england with just four days between games the players have been using ice chambers to get their aching ready for figi and the game coming up, on thursday. >> refreshed, ready to go, in the last in 2011, four and five days turn out i think you read yesterday that our boys come back in the chamber at 3:00 in the morning, that is the attitude our players have got. >>> in tennis maria injuries continued forcing her out of the open in china. a 28-year-old has made every tournament back in wimbledon because of a leg injury in july and then a problem with her arm and forced her out of this match with barbara in the third and final set. first round for venus williams and beating her 6-1, 7-6 in straight sets. plenty more of course on our website, the latest there on the crisis engolfing fifa and check it out al jazeera.com/sport and plenty more