supporters of russian champion football team xeni st petersburg say they don't want any african or latin american players in the squad but claim it has nothing to do with racism so they address the club's management in a written manifesto where it's also stressed no gay teen members would be tolerated our sports correspondent richard van portrayed is my colleague and into absolute provokers of stance. they don't want any african players black players or latin american players and to be honest that's an absolute joke i mean. i think forget the best player was born in venezuela which is latin america danny is probably the best russian in borders come into play in the russian premier league over the last ten years or so and france is a very manifesto was correct. or was to be submitted. for best player i mean they also say that they want to give preference to homegrown players players but i think every team in the world would want to do that because it would be much cheaper but the fact is. russia don't produce enough good players i mean real madrid they don't have players from just one man

bloodshed at a meeting in moscow both foreign minister sergey lavrov and international peace envoy that xeni said that dialogue is the only way to resolve the conflict of rivals have reiterated that although russia condemns the methods used by the syrian army in the war it will take no part in regime change who has his response to the leader of syria's key rebel group who demanded moscow apologizes for he described as so. pretty much to spend i understand that mr had tb is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think about their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think that russia could play a role in the country's tragedy they should meet our representatives without preconditions or short notice but at this hour you can watch sergei lavrov exclusive interview with r.t. where he explains russia'

of the crown will most likely go down to a thrilling finale with little to choose between m g and xeni constantine but out of r.t. . so after all that action let's look at the best of the rest from the past week in the world of sport. on monday let's stay in russia as defending champions need hosted angie in the last top flight match before the winter break but if you watch this from the battle as it was played behind closed doors and she took a first half lead through zhao carlos though the home side levelled in the second comforting xian off and one one it finished and she stay second suneet third with not being the real winners as they stay top. on tuesday blade runner oscar pistorius proved once again he's the fastest man on no legs after the six time paralympic champion out grand prix races force the arab start was called maserati but the sports car name didn't help the beast in the one hundred fifteen meter dash pistorius pulling off another victory to promote disability sport the south african also made history this summer by taking part in the london olympics was. that on wedne

feel yet the title race has emerged as a three horse race with just five points separating taste and xeni in the battle for the championship and the two champions league places. i have to bowing out of the europa league in august has got to now concentrate on the domestic competitions and what iran they have been on with midfielder the secu honda and forward particularly influential winning twelve matches out of thirteen in the league however they must go sight slightly sleep in their final two matches drawing at champions in need and losing at on g. but the army man going to the winter break three points clear at the top and with players such as strike a say do them be said to return from injury they look at a good bet to end this seven year wait for russian football's biggest price. because of then volman in the europa league and the ongoing run in the russian cup m g have played more matches than any other top flight team thirty three overall yet feedings man have been consistent throughout and i just two points adrift having suffered only two away defeats details guy and to twice form

an end following the scandal at the nama where flair was thrown injuring the home side's goalkeeper xeni what handed at three nil technical defeat and had to play three home matches behind closed doors with two of them so far played resulting in draws against and anji as the top sides cancelled each other out. so with half the season gun in russia the battle for the europa league sports remains very tight with just four points separating fourth placed one and neighbors across the dark who are back in town yet the fate of the crown will most likely go down to a thrilling finale with little to choose between tezuka m g and the need constantine but out of r.t. . so after all that action let's look at the best of the rest from the past week in the world of sport. on monday let's stay in russia as defending champions need hosted angie in the last top flight match before the winter break but if you watch this from the battle as it was played behind closed doors and she took a first half lead through zhao call us though the home side levelled in the second sensitives young off and one one it fi