theo walcott both players their families have said that they won't go to ukraine but also follows in the lives of comments made by match to city striker mario balotelli he said and he's he's been subjected to racist abuse across europe and he said that should the situation arise while he's playing he would walk off the pitch well the president michel platini has said that this situation is not a unilateral decision for players it's a decision for the referee now the referee has the right to stop the game should any place suffer any kind of abuse and matches have been stopped before the has been a president during the qualifying games where italy played serbia in general in october two thousand and ten and after severe found trouble not to study the race nature but serious trouble the referee just. what's to stop the match and dismay were awarded three nil victory so problems this particular night to the fans really help in that countries. as they slowly go the extra points why need a lot of issues surrounding this particular tarmon but you know the games will go ahead in the time and

leaders have soft in their stand some of them will be coming to witness the football here in ukraine but we understand that angela merkel the german chancellor who always attends german matches when the national side plays decided against coming to ukraine at least during the group stage should germany qualify from the group stage then maybe it will decide to come here and witness her side some other side in the quarterfinals but for now i understand she decided against coming here as well as almost all of the members of the dutch government the only sound of the minister of sport here to ukraine to attend the dutch games but other members who always attend dutch games when they play during the year it was decided against coming here i also understand that the dutch supporters ahead of their game against denmark in the city of trying to get marched the streets of this ukrainian city wearing t. shirts saying free so you can see for yourself that this story is being closely connected to politics closely connected to the pressure from the european union on ukraine to release you will se

kiev ukraine. to the club game in england where premier league side west bromwich albion i've appointed steve clarke as their new head man clarke's first senior manager a role having been assistant that liverpool newcastle chelsea and west ham over the years the scot signing a two year contract at the hawthorns to replace roy hodgson who took over the england job at the end of the season the forty eight year old has worked under some big names including bobby robson joe scenario and kenny dalglish and says that experience will stand them included if you don't pick the best people you want to make yourself look stupid so hopefully after all the good. i can be anybody can be a marine your personality can integrate you can really sort of your option i'll just be good but not be steve clarke and hopefully that will be enough to be a successful coach let's move to tennis where london police have said they're looking into a complaint of assault made against tennis player david nalbandian it follows the d

and political activists threaten to mar the euro two thousand and twelve championships in poland and ukraine just four days into the tournament. going to live from moscow one pm in the russian capital on marina joshie as you want observe a struggle to make a difference in conflict torn syria international calls for military intervention are growing louder with israel now joining in damascus is on the defensive as nationwide fighting rolls into the city while state media claims that terrorists are preparing new plots to provoke regime change and often it has the latest from the syrian capital. we've been receiving in the last few days indicate that the rebels are gaining on the syrian regime we've been hearing here in damascus explosions and gunfire between oppositions and governmental forces and it's been much much more frequent than ever before but violence has not only escalated here in the capital but everywhere across the country over the weekend the local media have also been reporting that the rebels are now in perception of chemical weapons and smuggled in from libya and they're plann

ukraine's capital kiev is joining in with the feast of football that is certainly the year twenty two world football championship with the national side to play a swedish national side here on the monday evening i'll certainly flans fans are flocking into the city with at least twenty five thousand arriving here on sunday alone so joining the huge army of swedish fans and fans from all over europe who have come here to witness this tournament now certainly from the organizational point of view everything has been smooth so far and certainly the tournament is all about sports it's all about football but to some extent you are twenty twelve is being overshadowed by baltics now we certainly remember that some leaders of the european states of the european union member states decided to boycott the championship because of what they describe as the mistreatment of ukraine's prime minister yulia timoshenko who is serving seven years in prison for the abuse of power and now we understand that some of the members some of the leaders of the member states of the e.u. member states have so often

minister of ukraine. now he's been sentenced to four years in jail for embezzlement and abuse of office. a few months ago, yulia tymoshenko was also imprisoned in this kiev jail. it's overcrowded and notorious for its dreadful conditions. inside, everything is geared to destroying people, humiliating them morally, dehumanizing and oppressing them. anyone doing time here becomes an invalid. many diseases are rife here: tuberculosis, syphilis, aids, fungal infections -- infections of every kind. but the former interior minister didn't remedy those conditions either when he was in power. after two years of detention lutsenko is emaciated. his wife and his lawyer say he's being refused adequate medical treatment. luzenko has contracted hepatitis. after he went on a hunger strike to protest against his imprisonment, his condition worsened. yuriy lutsenko is the chairman of an opposition political party, one of the leaders of the opposition in the ukraine. i'm firmly convinced his imprisonment is politically mo

kiev ukraine. now staying with football and according to reports over in england russia. is on the brink of joining premier league side reading the russian international except to sign a four year contract with the newly promoted side now arranged by a russian businessman the twenty eight year old spent the end of last season on the right of the german side stuttgart storing six goals in twelve premier league matches however a reported salary of around sixty five thousand pounds a week the extra tempted him to move to the royals. now want to sport's most colorful characters is to bring his story to the stage former heavyweight boxing world champion mike tyson is performing a six night one man show on broadway mike tyson undisputed truth will address the highs and lows of his quite remarkable life tyson burst on to the scene in one thousand nine hundred eighty six when becoming the youngest ever heavyweight champion of the world aged just twenty since then accusations of drug abuse and domestic violence have played his career in one hundred ninety he said three years in pr

is struggling with a left knee problem the thirty five year old has fired four of ukraine seven shots on target so far meanwhile after beating sweden and losing to france anything less than a win over england will see the home side join cohost poland in going out you're the most other we should not focus solely on wayne rooney he's among the world's top strikers but we need to look at their team as a whole some have said that english players are tired but i haven't noticed that even if that is the case their team can adjust and are always very dangerous while at the olympic stadium in kiev laura ingalls france will kick off the top of the group on one goal difference against already home would ban sweden victory for the twenty three match unbeaten french would see them into the last eight hundred by see that we must prepare to play to our team strengths instead of simply anticipating cow many goals will score my primary concern is putting the squad in the best position to win by sending out the best possible eleven. if france are gunning for a third championship title stung sweden cap

well unlike poland said so far has been pretty much perfect in ukraine from the organizational point of view would have been no fights only minor bar brawls have been reported but there was a serious complication this way as far as i understand with the ukrainian biggest airline is delaying about thirty flights at the moment we understand that need only three thousand people to not reach their destinations in particular the host city of that yes where england will play france in about several in about three hours from now certainly a very big game and one of the biggest games of the group stages and among the those who could not cooking not to reach the city of that yes is english and bass is the british ambassador to ukraine was also staying at the airport and they built a flight the press service of the airport does not report what is actually is the problem with the airline but we also understand that the very same airline cannot deliver their planes on sign from the european cities from copenhagen and from all the cities which the where the passengers the transiting through key o

kiev ukraine. before all that though a market watering clash gets things going in group d. england versus for. first competitive game in chartering astrologer roy hodgson they don't come much tougher on bronx fronts are unbeaten in twenty one much but that won't matter too much come kick off. we are facing a team. in action form and twenty one matches in that any level of football that alone international football is a is a for an achievement but. i think when you come to european championships or world cups to some extent having good for more information this is the factor which is going to be decisive it's how your team is able to play on the night on a monday. we went through a rough patch let's face it over the years we've been building up the team progressively for this year of competition with difficulties but i believe to be here we need to be confident although some teams. we are to win big camp but if we manage to come out of the group anything is possible. let's leave football behind and move to motor sport on formula one where incredibly lewis hamilton has become

see how much it was the final set of group matches gets ready to conclude here in ukraine on tuesday and after defending champions i like the final two. ok you write you back up to decide who will join them in the last day. at the intimidating donbass arena in donetsk second place england will take on third placed ukraine and after coming into the euros with a new manager injury hit squad and suspended star striker the st lions have unexpectedly roared after drawing with france and beating bogey team sweden another draw with the home nation would be enough to see england through theo walcott has recovered from hamstring trouble and sporting a new haircut wayne rooney is back from his ban other players will will be keen to remind him that what we require from him is a good team performance we want him to make us and help us be a better team we want him to help us win the game of football and i've been very impressed with the way he's going about his work in the training sessions in contrast psychologically and tactically ukraine's talismanic schizo andriy shevchenko is struggling with

and political activists threaten to mar the euro two thousand and twelve championships in poland and ukraine just four days into the tournament. it is in the russian capital you're watching our. welcome to the program as u.n. observers struggle to make a difference in the conflict or in syria international calls for military intervention are growing louder the mask is on the defensive as nationwide fighting rolls into the city several bomb blasts i'm gunna battles have rocked the capital with dozens reportedly killed there at a doubter flashpoints across the country state media also claims that terrorists are preparing to unleash chemical weapons on civilians and then blame the attacks on the regime to provoke intervention for an action is something neighboring israel is also now calling for meanwhile u.n. observers continue their investigation of wednesday's massacre in the hama province . in syria with more. duquesne bodies laying side by side we mean children among them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a wor

ukraine nella. while a big three running back things in ukraine sign over the same time champions would have seen them guys due to the quarterfinals on their european debut after coming back to beat sweden two won in game one that's off the full minutes the heavens linesman's to ridicule rain in the. that's fearing the entire stadium about my view on the south the best bottom in our hands when the players did you imagine it was a first off a few chances in the second all was a long lively as time is not a campaign on sunday should tank i went on i'm a zero on the left hand side of ukraine but he fired over the bar that was the cue that for the french to show that calls and just why they're on beat going to matches some fantastic midfield player found the feats of very many on the right hand side and he made one mistake finding my post the keeper on the left hand side and stimulation on fifty five minutes of the french maybe to no similar build up like this time karim benzema with a lethal final pass

kiev ukraine. before all that though a market watering clash gets things going in group d. england versus for. will be a first competitive game in chartering a challenger roy hodgson they don't come much tougher on bronx france are unbeaten in twenty one much but hodgson sees that won't matter too much come kick off. we are facing a team as you rightly say the foreman twenty one beaten at any level of football alone international football is a he's a fine achievement but. i think when you come to european championships or world cups to some extent having good for more information this is the factor which is going to be decisive it's how your team is able to play only on the night on your money if you see what goes through we went through a rough patch let's face it over the past two years we've been building up the team progressively wired for this year of competition with difficulties but i believe we deserve to be here and we need to be confident although some teams are better equipped than we are to win the cup but if we managed to come out of the group then anything is

kiev ukraine. four of those. watering clash gets things going in group england versus france they will be a first competitive game in charge for english manager roy hodgson and they don't come much tougher broncs france are unbeaten in twenty one muchas but arjun sees that doesn't really matter come kick off we are facing a team as you are at least. twenty were beaten at any level of football with a lone international football is a is a for an achievement but. i think when you come to european championships or world cups to some extent having good form or bad form is that this is the the fact which is going to beat you so i. would play only on the night on the view your monday. we went through a rough patch let's face it over the last two years we've been building up the team progressively we qualified for this year of competition with difficulties but i believe we deserve to be here and we need to be confident although some teams that we are to win big can't but if we manage to come out of the group anything is

kiev ukraine. before all though a market watering clash gets things going in group d. england versus france will be a first competitive game in charge for english manager roy hodgson but it's a tough one darren blogs fronts are unbeaten in twenty one much as but hodges says that will be revelent come kick off. facing a team as you are at least the next informant twenty will be in at any level of football that alone international football is a is a for an achievement but. i think when you come to european championships or world cups to some extent have been good for more information this is the factor which is going to do so i tell you to he was able to play only on the night on your monday if you don't pursue we went through a rough patch let's face it over the last two years we've been building up the team progressively we qualified for this year of competition with difficulties but i believe we deserve to be here and we need to be confident although some teams. we are to win big company but if we manage to come out of the group with anything is possible. more sport a

kiev ukraine. should be quite an evening head let's move on where lance armstrong has been forced to pull out of next weekend's nice iron man event after the seven time tour de france winner was charged with using performance enhancing drugs by the u.s. anti doping agency this week armstrong has faced similar allegations in the past with a grand jury finding no reason to bring charges earlier this year following a twenty four month investigation these fresh charges relate to blood samples taken in two thousand and nine and again the following year the forty year old denies the allegations saying they are quote baseless motivated by spite armstrong now competes in triathlon but has been forced to draw from next weekend's world series are. so funny maybe. i received an email from him announcing his departure back to the united states and that he wouldn't produce paid only at some point that since it's not very complicated it's happened in a calm and normal way it's a big disappointment for him. plent

news from poland and ukraine on a special day for the fans and on sports bulletin just hour to hour here. now in the meantime the nicaraguan government's planning to build a thirty billion dollar trade routes to arrive all the panama canal and several countries including russia are vying for the chance to fund the planned artist dumbarton has more the u.s. has had the biggest share of trade between the atlantic and pacific oceans since the panama canal was completed in one nine hundred fourteen that situation is now under threat with new plans to build another canal in nearby nicaragua because more and more ships are too big for the panama canal to handle project leaders say they've had interest from russia china japan south korea venezuela and brazil towards the thirty billion dollar project the nickel regular and government hopes it would bring much needed investment to the country currently the region's second poorest after hade see the project has faced some controversy one route running along the river border with neighboring costa rica has caused complaints but nicol regular m

they will have advisers from all over europe in ukraine and in poland. so, it will be very difficult for these people to get into the stadium. i would imagine it security will be very tight to prevent them from getting into the stadium. inside the stadium itself, i would be very surprised if we see: attacks. outside is a different situation. -- i would be very surprised if we see hooligan attacks. then you have to ask yourself the question, is this pervasive that in the society itself? we have to look at the 2006 cup in germany. nothing happened. it was peaceful. in south africa, there was talk of crime, killings. if all went on peacefully as well keeping i think the average fan, apart from isolated incidents, the average fan will probably be quite safe. >> ok, provided it is all say, what kind of experience can soccer fans look forward to or expect? >> i think it will be an adventure. there has been very bad publicity since the start of the hotels charging 10 times the price. and then we have the whole situation in ukraine, with yulia tymoshenko, politi

kiev ukraine. russians offender alex a but is also a case says that his team have nothing to fear going into their last game against greece on saturday russia. and on top of group a needing just a point from the game to be sure of reaching the quarterfinals that is sides are certainly familiar with the chatter this summer they played out at one old draw in a friendly and have faced each other at the last two european championships but as all secure reckons russia can get what they need although it will be difficult. greece has a good team honestly none of the games i recall were easy we did we in two thousand to eight the most you know friendly game we played in greece we tied one could say we played it beat banter and had more chances to score much overall performance was even. russia's football chiefs have called on polish authorities to help protect innocent fans from hooligan said the tournaments earlier this week many russian fans were attacked during the organized march to the national stadiu

the euro two thousand and twelve football championship in ukraine in poland is kicked off with a polish team drawing against greece and a remarkable win for russia richard ben was at the match. four years ago in austria and switzerland russia got off sort of worst possible start you could imagine the loss for ones of eventual winners spain and the big question marks really about war with russia could do it the tournament switchgear eventually got to the semifinals well four years on him poland and ukraine russia have started with a very very good for one victory against their opponents from the czech republic while russia's preparations about three weeks ago played free woman in that final woman match can be digitally free meal which is a really big confidence boost for the team and it really in relaxed mood since that landed in warsaw and traveled here down here ross love about the game itself in the rush of a really dominated from around the fifteen minute mark didn't start too well. they really took a stranglehold of the game the attacking trio of under their shard and islands of glo

ukraine nella. while the big three putting things in ukraine's side they were the same time champions would have seen them guns used in the quarterfinals on their european debut after coming back to beat sweden to want to get a one well. off the phone minutes the heavens opened to ridicule raid in donetsk leaving the entire stadium at the bottom if you found yourself in the best bottom in our hands when the players did you imagine a visit first off a few chances with the second offer was a low idea does not a captain on the ship tank i went on i'm a zero on the left turn side view frank but being fired over the bar that was the cue that for the french to show that false and just why they're on beat going to matches some fantastic midfield player i found the face of jeremy manier on the right hand side and he made my mistake fighting like plastic people on the left hand side and stimulation on fifty five minutes of the french maybe to no similar build up like this time karim benzema with a lethal fin

kiev ukraine. defender alex say there is those case says a russian have nothing to fear going into their last game against greece on. saturday russia sits on top of group a meeting just of points from the game to be sure of reaching the quarter finals that is sides are certainly familiar with the charter this summer they played out a one one draw in a friendly and have faced each other at the last two european championships there is no secure reckons russia can get what they need although it will be difficult. for the longer greece has a good team honestly none of the games are a cool were easy we did we need to tell them to hate the troops but you know a friendly game we played in greece one could say we played it beat banter and had more chances to score much overall performance was even. meanwhile russia's football chiefs have called on polish authorities to help protect innocent fans from hooligan said tournaments earlier this week many russian fans were attacked during an organized march to th

as host nations ukraine and poland face accusations of human rights abuses in. the eurozone and experts predict spain could. asked for a bailout this weekend but his e.u. powerhouses try to keep a single currency afloat one irish town is banking on the past to turn a profit. up next a weapon in danger in our very existence but some countries choose to boost nuclear arsenals instead of fighting for peace a special report next. the fall out from the french test went beyond the polynesian islands they caused outrage in new zealand which took the lead in the anti-nuclear movement and became a black sheep among western countries yes unlike any other country new zealand refused to rely on nuclear weapons for its security but here nuclear technology is banned it's the law i think a lot of the young people feel proud about new zealand speechlessly policy that people have come a bit complacent and feel as foreign we're safe there are these other she says i mean a lot of people say people in the peace movement is happy seven out of me is gravy it sounds awful but that's w