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Anabel Hernández honored with DW Freedom of Speech Award 2019 Mexican investigative journalist and author Anabel Hernández will be awarded the 2019 DW Freedom of Speech Award.

"With gratitude and hope I accept the award on behalf of all the brave journalists who are doing their job every day," Hernández said. For the fifth consecutive year, Germany’s international broadcaster is awarding the prize, which was created to honor a person or initiative for the outstanding promotion of human rights and freedom of expression. "Anabel Hernández investigates thoroughly and always very close to the story.

She follows cases of corruption, collecting legal evidence for years. Her fight against hush-ups and impunity is an impressive example of courageous journalism," DW Director General Peter Limbourg said in Mexico City on Tuesday, February 19.

Bilawal Bhutto: ʼPakistan needs to tackle extremism for its own sakeʼ Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the 30year-old chairman of one of Pakistanʼs oldest and most popular political parties, is trying to make a mark on Pakistani politics.

Eleven years ago, on December 27, 2007, his mother Benazir Bhutto, a two-time premier, was assassinated in the city of Rawalpindi during an election rally. She was allegedly targeted

by Islamists that are active in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

After Benazirʼs death, Bilawal took over the reins of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), but from 2008 to 2013 his father Asia Ali Zardari played a more active part in leading the party, also becoming president after the 2008 general elections.

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EUʼs Jean-Claude Juncker slams Viktor Orban over Soros migrant poster Orbanʼs party has accused Juncker and the EU

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker has said Viktor Orbanʼs political party does not belong in his center-right EPP group. Orbanʼs party has accused Juncker and the EU of purposely weakening Hungaryʼs borders.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbanʼs political party no longer belongs in the center-right EPP grouping in the European Parliament, European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday. Juncker was responding to a political poster by Orbanʼs Fidesz party that accuses the EC chief of working with the billionaire philanthropist George Soros to allow more migrants into Hungary. "Against lies thereʼs not much you can do," Juncker said. He added that the head of the European Peopleʼs Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, should consider "if I need this voice" in the grouping.

The poster shows Juncker and Sorosʼ faces and tells the reader that EU leaders are following Sorosʼ orders to "launch experimental immigration projects with African countries; … introduce mandatory settlement quotas; … reduce financial assistance for countries opposed to migration." The EU responded with altered versions of the campaign posters, instead showing Orban and Juncker together. Another poster on the Hungarian governmentʼs Facebook page tells readers: "They want to introduce mandatory settlement quotas; they want to weaken the

border protection rights of the member states; they would facilitate immigration with migrant visas." Read more: EU Parliament votes to trigger Article 7 sanctions procedure against Hungary Earlier, the European Commission denounced the posters as a "ludicrous conspiracy theory." "The Hungarian government campaign beggars belief," it said, adding: "The EU supports not undermines national border protection." Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said the posters were a type of spin "in a completely different universe." Hungary has defended the campaign as a way of telling citizens about "Brusselsʼ plans to encourage immigration" ahead of the European elections in May. "Everyone has the right to know which are the current proposals fundamentally threatening Hungaryʼs safety," the government said. Read more: EU conservatives warn Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban over illiberal trajectory Orban is one of Europeʼs most vocal anti-immigrant leaders and has regularly accused the Hungarian-born Soros of conspiring to purposely weaken Hungaryʼs borders. Critics have accused him of using anti-Semitic tropes in many of his comments.

Avalanche buries ʼseveral peopleʼ on Swiss ski track Swiss rescue crews worked overnight and into Wednesday searching for people that may still be buried under an avalanche that rumbled across a popular ski track. The Tuesday afternoon avalanche on the busy PlaineMorte ski track above the resort of Crans-Montana in the Canton of Valais buried several skiers under snow on Tuesday, Swiss police said.

Police and rescue teams supported by helicopters and search dogs have so far dug out four people from under the avalanche. "Rescuers arrived very quickly, they rescued four injured people including one whose life is in danger, and 3 were injured more superficially," Valais cantonal police commander Christian Varone told a news conference on Tuesday. "Witnesses told us there could be more people under the snow, that is why we are pursuing the search with considerable means."

Berlin power outage leaves 30,000 in the dark Tens of thousands of Berlin residents are scheduled to get their power back on Wednesday after an accident at a construction site plunged households and businesses into darkness. City officials said a worker on the Salvador Allende bridge renovation project accidentally severed a critical power connection at about 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Tuesday, cutting off energy to the cityʼs eastern district. The outage has affected more than 30,000 households and 2,000 businesses.

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New hope for the Central African Republic

Peace treaty No. eight in almost six years has now been initialed by the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 rebel groups.

All previous agreements signed since 2012 failed.

This time the hope is that the treaty really will bring peace to the conflict-stricken country and end more than five years of conflict.

The agreement was negotiated in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with the mediation of the African Union and the United Nations. On Tuesday it was initialed by President Faustin Archange Touadera for the CAR government and militia representatives in the CAR capital, Bangui. It will be formally signed "in the coming days," Touaderaʼs office said, without announcing a date.

According to information from DW sources, the parties involved agreed on five main points intended to set the course for a stable and peaceful CAR.

Russia: Fake bomb threats prompt mass evacuations in Moscow

A series of fake bomb threats forced tens of thousands of people on Tuesday to evacuate buildings in Russiaʼs capital of Moscow. School children, office workers and shoppers were among those who had to briefly empty 100 buildings in and around the city, reports said.

In total, some 20,000 people were affected, while authorities swept the areas and ruled out any danger.Some institutions, such as the Russian State University of the Humanities, cancelled activities for the day due to the disruption caused by the mass evacuation.

Tuesdayʼs incident was the latest in wave of false bomb alarms to hit Russia.

Last week, some 55 buildings in Russiaʼs second city Saint Petersburg had to be evacuated.

Similar threats were reported and let to evacuations in several other cities like Krasnoyarsk in Siberia and Volgograd in the south. Read more: High-rise mania overshadows Moscowʼs suburban dream In November 2018, a train station and 12 shopping malls had to be evacuated in Moscow due to anonymous calls warning of bomb threats that turned out to be fake.

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Vladimir Putin says Russia will target US if it deploys missiles to Europe The Russian president delivered his state-of-the-nation address on Wednesday

Former far-right Dutch politician converts to Islam A former Dutch far-right MP and right-hand man to anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders revealed he has converted to Islam. He was known for saying that Islam is "a lie" and the Quran is "poison." For years, as a lawmaker for Wildersʼ Freedom Party (PVV), Joram van Klaveren fought a relentless campaign in the Lower House against Islam in the Netherlands. Back then, according to the daily tabloid Algemeen Dagblad (AD), the "hardliner pleaded for banning the burqa and minarets, saying ʼwe donʼt want any Islam, or at least as little as possible in the Netherlands.ʼ" However, the 40-year-old Van Klaveren said he had changed his mind halfway through writing an anti-Islam book, which, on Tuesday, he told the respected NRC Handelsblad "became a refutation of objections non-Muslims have" against the religion.

He accused the US of unilaterally withdrawing from the INF treaty and said he would target the US if it deployed missiles in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced new Russian weapons would target the US if it deploys missiles to Europe. At his state-of-the-nation speech, he announced Russia was developing anew hypersonic missilefor the navy and that Russia was building a new submarine with a drone complex capable of hitting both land and sea targets. He said Russia was not seeking confrontation despite theUS withdrawing from the Intermediate-

Will Mindanao referendum bring peace to Philippinesʼ restive region?

Meccah Samanodi, 24, cast her vote at Vilo elementary school, a short walk from Notre Dame University in Cotabato city, where she is a faculty member. "I voted in favor of Cotabato city becoming part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) because I believe in my heart having this new region will finally resolve the injustices inflicted upon the Bangsamoro people over a long period of time," Samanodi told DW. She

range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), but that it would deploy missiles if the US chose to do so. He warned US policy-makers, "obsessed" with US exceptionalism, should calculate the risks before taking any steps.

"Itʼs their right to think how they want. But can they count? Iʼm sure they can. Let them count the speed and the range of the weapons systems we are developing," Putin told Russiaʼs political elite to strong applause. voted "yes" in the January 21 referendum, but said she fully understood those who made a different choice. "Many people in my city worry we are risking our economic prosperity, security and progressive spirit. It will take time for everyone to feel good about the outcome. Nevertheless, we need to give peace a chance.

Hopefully, the new Bangsamoro will live up to its potential."

Swedish royal heist jewelry found, reports say The trial of a young man accused of stealing royal jewelry from a Swedish cathedral was halted on Tuesday

when officials announced that the jewelry had been found in a rubbish bin in a Stockholm suburb. Thieves made off with an orb and two crownsworth approximately 65 million Swedish crowns ($7.1 million) from a hilltop cathedral west of Stockholm in July, before fleeing via a nearby lake system. Police said they had recovered what they believed to be King Karl IXʼs funeral regalia in an area around Stockholm and that they were working "intensely" to confirm the items were the royal jewelry.

A 22-year-old Swedish man is standing trialaccused of stealing the objects from an alarmed display after the glass was smashed. The defendant, who was arrested Sept. 12, has not been publicly identified. A second man has been detained but not charged.

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Deutsche Bahn pumps billions into Germany-wide rail upgrade Germany’s rail network will get a facelift this year, with some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) of track to be upgraded. The project aims to tackle punctuality issues, but there could be more delays as construction begins.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday launched a year-long project to modernize Germany’s rail network, investing €10.7 billion ($12.1 billion) into the network in a bid to tackle persistent delays. The national train operator – the largest in Europe – announced its plan to upgrade around 1,500 kilometers of track, as well as 650 train stations and 300 bridges.

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Invisible and dangerous: The Salafist scene in North RhineWestphalia There are more Salafists in North Rhine-Westphalia than in any other German state. The scene has all but vanished from the public eye in its stronghold. But it is still very active, as DW is told by numerous sources.

"Speak after me," the red-bearded German convert and Salafist preacher Pierre Vogel says as he publicly summons the young woman. Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd in the pedestrian zone of the western city of Offenbach, she does exactly that, and repeats the words of the Islamic profession of faith. That was in 2010. The conversion was filmed and uploaded to YouTube — just one example of the many videos shared online from the heydays ofSalafist missionary work in Germany. Until 2016, the scene had a self-confident and sometimes aggressive public appearance. Bearded men in baggy pants and flowing white robes such as Pierre Vogel regularly distributed free German-language editions of the Koran in market squares and pedestrian zones.

many’s reputation for punctuality, the rail network has been plagued by delays in recent years, with punctuality falling to 70 percent. Last year, DB admitted thatone in four of its trains were lateas well as more than one-third of its high-speed ICE trains.

A local media report also revealed the company pushed back its goal of 82 percent train punctualityby seven years to 2025, due to lack of investment.

Catholic hospitalʼs firing of doctor over divorce was unlawful, court finds

Germanyʼs Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled on Wednesday that a Catholic clinic acted unlawfully when it sacked a doctor after he divorced his wife and remarried. The church argued he had violated church teachings, but the doctor said he was being discriminated against because he was Catholic, saying that his colleagues of

different beliefs could have remarried without issue. Church-run institutions are afforded a special constitutional status in Germany, where they employ about 1.4 million people. The courtʼs decision — the culmination of a decade-long legal dispute — could impact the moral standards the church can hold its workforce to in the future.

Pakistan honor killings haunting young women Khanzadi Mehboob lives in constant fear for her life after she married against the wishes of her family. Although honor killings are illegal, tribal customs in Pakistan often trump the rule of law. In 2008, when she was only 15 years old, Khanzadi Mehboob started teaching children in her village located near Jacobabad in Pakistanʼs southern province of Sindh. Her dedication impressed an NGO, which provided her "school" with a building in 2011.

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Aircraft makers are optimistic about Farnborough despite Brexit The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade venue for the aeronautical industry. As manufactures set up their displays their thoughts hover between anticipation of the next big order and fears of Brexit says Andreas Spaeth.

The global aviation industry will come together on Monday at the Farnborough airfield southwest of London for its biennial industry fair — the second largest in the world after the Paris Air Show. The UK has traditionally been one of the worldʼs leading aviation countries and the Farnborough trade fairʼs roots date all the way back to 1920. It moved to its current location in 1948. Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.

Berlinʼs classic ad columns to disappear Berlinʼs cityscape wonʼt be quite the same without them. While they may seem trivial in our digital world, advertising columns are seen as an immutable part of many urban environments, and of Berlin in particular. But now the city has decided that the legendary posts were to be removed — 20 of them a day, until they all disappear by June 30. Absurdly, according to the Berliner Zeitung newspaper, while the traditional ad columns will be removed, ILG, the new company from Stuttgart that has acquired the advertisement rights for the next 15 years, will build 1,500 new columns — 1,000 less than before — of a new type to replace the Berliner original ones. They will be larger and have lighting. It was in the German capital that the poster-plastered pillars were invented in 1854. In German, the advertising columns — known in the plural as Litfasssäulen — are named for their inventor, Ernst Litfass, who was born in Berlin over 200 years ago, on February 11, 1816.

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Instant payments finally gaining traction in Germany Banks in Germany have finally gotten serious about enabling private account holders and businesses to transfer money in a lightning-fast way. Payment systems industry expert Leo Lipis tells DW about the benefits.

Foreign investment in the United States of America down sharply

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States plunged by a staggering 32 percent in 2017 year on year, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported.

Investment totaled $259.6 billion (€221.2 billion),with the figure representing the second year of declineafter a peak in 2015 when foreign investorsʼ expenditure in the US hit $439.5 billion.

Last year, most foreign investments in the United States came from neighboring Canada which contributed $66.2 billion. European Union member states accounted for 40 percent of the 2017 FDI total.

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the drop in foreign investment in the United States is part of a global trend.

Not just a US problem OECD researchers noted that FDI levels were down 18 percent worldwide in 2017.

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It may not mean an awful lot to all Germans, but being ableto complete a money transfer through bank accounts within seconds— rather than days — canʼt possibly do much harm in Europeʼs biggest economy. Recently, Germanyʼs savings banks, or sparkassen, introduced a new feature allowing customers to make a transaction as an instant payment. But it only works if the receiving bank also supports instant payments. In general, though, an increasing number of lenders active in

Germany have already joined the group of early adopters of the technology.

Berlin-based Leo Lipis, who heads the Lipis Advisors consultancy, sheds some light on the benefits of instant payments and where Germany stands at the moment. Leo Lipis: Instant payments can be defined as payments from one bank account to another that are completed and confirmed for both the payer and the payee within less than one minute, typically within five to 10 seconds.

China: Multiple deaths in chemical plant blast

Germany: Taxis denounce Transport Ministryʼs deregulation plans

Authorities in southwestern Sichuan province have opened an investigation into a blast at an industrial complex that left 19 people dead, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday.

The explosion ripped through the Yibin Hengda Technology complex in the city of Yibin at 6:30 p.m.

(1030 UTC) Thursday, sparking a fire that burned late into the night, Xinhua said.

County officials said that 12 people wounded in the blast had been taken to hospital and were in a stable condition.Read more: China convicts dozens for last yearʼs giant explosions in Tianjin Reports in the Sichuan Dailysaid the force of the explosion reduced three buildings to their steel frames and shattered the windows of nearby properties.

China, the worldʼs largest producer of chemicals, has sought to improve industrial safety standards following aseries of high-profile accidentsin recent years.

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Restrictive transportation rules have hindered the ability for ridehailing companies to offer their services in Germany for years. The coalition government now wants to change that.

Conservative Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) wants to make it easier for companies like Uber to offer their services in Germanyand traditional taxi companies arenʼt happy about it. Uber first launched in Germany in 2014, buta string of court rulingsand the countryʼs restrictive transportation laws have limited it and similar companies from offering their ride-hailing services. In a white paper published on Monday, the Transport Ministry proposed legal changes to inject more competition into the transportation sector. Read more: Uber CEO to end ʼpirateʼ culture in push for ʼresetʼ in Germany Chief among them is scrapping a rule that requires private hire drivers to return to a headquarters after every drop-off. The "obligation to return" — which doesnʼt apply to taxi drivers — also forbids ride-hailing drivers from accepting new customers during the ride back.

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Cleaning up Everest – the worldʼs highest rubbish dump Mount Everest has turned into a dumping ground

Mount Everest has turned into a dumping ground as the growing numbers of climbers leave their trash behind on the mountain. DW reporter Jasvinder Sehgal visited base camp to meet the mountaineers cleaning up the mess.

Deepak Baijal is laying ropes, quickdraws, harnesses and other mountaineering equipment on a mat in his home in Jaipur, western India.

The 34-year-old is already preparing for his ascent of Mount Everest in four monthʼs time. Overcoming the worldʼs tallest peak unscathed takes meticulous preparation, even for an experienced mountaineer like Baijal. It will be his first time climbing beyondEverest base camp. Nearly 300 people have perished on the mountain. But right now the scale of the dangerous challenge is not what

concerns Baijal. "I love Everest — the god of mountains — for its beauty, mystery and mood," Baijal told DW. "But I am upset to know that it is becoming the worldʼs highest garbage dump." Baijalʼs deep respect for the worldʼs most famous mountain is not shared by everyone who climbs it. As the numbers of commercial trekkers and adventure holiday enthusiasts visiting the peak soar — a record 800 people reached the Himalayan summit in 2018 — so too has the amount of trash left behind.

Collective push against climate change more powerful than youʼd think Peter Kalmus sits outside Californiaʼs Pasadena City Hall in his electric car.

His sons, aged 10 and 12, are on steps of the grand building, waving signs with the slogans: "School strike for climate" and "Adults, act like it!"

Kalmusʼ Tesla is just the kind of luxury youʼd expect a climate scientist at NASAʼs jet propulsion laboratory to have. But he doesnʼt exactly live a lavish lifestyle. Actually, he says, he usually cycles. He hasnʼt been on a plane since 2012, and he eats a vegetarian diet. As someone who works in climate science, Kalmus feels thereʼs no excuse not to reduce his carbon footprint. "This is an urgent crisis," he says. "Those of us who understand that should act like itʼs an urgent crisis."

Múzeum+ February at Museum of Fine Arts

to the folly of the big money global art world, he ironically only added to its renown, and no doubt its value. Read more: Banksy video says ʼBalloon Girlʼ shredding went wrong A malfunctioning shredder located inside the frame of the artwork preserved the actual image, and also allowed the anonymous buyer tocontinue with the purchaseof what was essentially a new work created live during the auction. "Banksy didnʼt destroy an artwork in the auction, he created one," said Sothebyʼs in a statement.

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Fatboy Slim comes to Budapest Akvárium Club BRIGHTON BEATMASTER FATBOY SLIM IS COMING TO BUDAPEST FOR HIS LOCAL CLUB DEBUT AT THE FOCAL AKVÁRIUM ON 25 MAY.

Banksyʼs shredded ʼGirl with Balloonʼ now on display in Germany First created by Banksy as a stencil street art piece in 2002, the world renowned image of a young girl with her hand extended toward a heart-shaped red balloon has most famously been a symbol of political protests — including during the building of the Israel-Palestine segregation barrier in 2005 and the Syrian civil war in 2014.

But when the street artist recently attempted to shred his work after it was sold for auction at Sothebyʼs — which he renamed "Love is in the Bin" — in order to draw attention

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The February edition of monthly event series Múzeum+ is being held on the 14th at the Museum of Fine Arts. For each of these events, besides interactive workshops and concerts, an Englishlanguage guided tour also features. This time the theme is German Renaissance Art, starting at 7pm. For the complete schedule, check the museum website.

Brighton beatmaster Fatboy Slim is coming to Budapest for his local club debut at the focal Akvárium on 25 May. The veteran of many a festival – Glasto, Exit, Coachella – has played Hungary before but never in the intimate surroundings of a sweaty club.

The booking represents a major coup for the Akvárium, whose line-up for 2019 also includes John Digweed and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tickets have not yet gone on sale for Fatboy Slim in the Main Hall of the Akvárium – but keep an eye on theclub’s websiteas they’re bound to sell out in no time. Slim, who successfully shifted from indie to electronica in the 1990s, reignited his career with the hit Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat, in 2013. The DJ star is currently playing a series of huge arenas in the UK, from London to Glasgow. Akvárium Klub District V. Erzsébet tér 12

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Serena Williams knocks out Simona Halep in epic Australian Open clash

Serena Williams underlined why she is the favourite to win the Australian Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over top seed Simona Halep in a high-quality last-16 match. The 37-year-old American dismantled Halepʼs game to race through the opening set in 20 minutes. Romaniaʼs Halep, 27, recovered in the second, breaking in what proved to be the final game.

Champions League: Leroy Sané returns to Schalke ready to make his mark

On March 10, 2015, an exciting young forward from Gelsenkirchenʼs famed Knappenschmiede youth academy announced himself to the football world.

The stage could not have been bigger: aChampions League knockout tie against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The game was already tied at 1-1 on 29 minutes when Leroy Sané entered the arena as a substitute.

But within an hour of play he had piqued the interest of coaches, scouts and owners around Europe. His frizzy locks tied back to keep from flying into his eyes, Sané eased into the match and by the second half was purring along. He glided through the game like he belonged in the same breath as the goal scorers that day – Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against archrivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic.

Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a sidefooted missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

FA seeks observations from Liverpool manager after comments about referee Jurgen Klopp:

The FA has sought written observations from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after his comments concerning the referee in his sideʼsdraw at West Ham on Monday.

Klopp admitted James Milner was offside in the build-up to Sadio Maneʼs goal and felt that mistake influenced later decisions made by referee Kevin Friend. "I heard our goal was offside, Iʼm pretty sure the ref knew that," the German manager told BBC Sport. "In 50-50 situations it was always a free-kick for the

other team." Speaking to Sky Sports, Klopp added: "As a human being, if I know I have made a big mistake in the first half, I donʼt want to open the gap any more. "Referees are obviously human beings, and I understand that, but I didnʼt during the game because I had no clue that our goal was offside."

Caster Semenya: IAAF testosterone rules ʼhurtfulʼ South Africansprinter Caster Semenyasaid on Tuesday that a proposal to oblige female sprinters with naturally high levels of testosterone to lower their levels of the hormone were "flawed" and "hurtful."

Semenya said the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was trying to "police the sex of female athletes" with the rule changes. The double Olympic 800 meters champion is challenging the

changes at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland. The case began on Monday.

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Semenya among athletes who could require hormone therapy to compete ʼLevel playing fieldʼ The IAAF says the proposed measures would create a "level playing field" by requiring "hyperandrogenic" athletes or women with "differences of sexual development" (DSD) to take testosterone-reducing medication.