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Dutch police arrest new suspect in Utrecht tram shooting Dutch police on Wednesday said they had arrested a new suspect in ashooting that killed three people and injured seven otherson a tram in the city of Utrecht, as they investigated whether there was a terrorist motive behind the attack. Officers from a specialized arrest team detained the 40-year-old man in Utrecht on Tuesday and released two other men that had been detained earlier, said police spokesman Joost Lanshage. A spokesman for public proseuctors, Ties Kortmann, said that the investigation was continuing into the motive of the suspects and into the possible involvement of the man arrested on Tuesday.

"We are looking at the role of the new suspect," he added. The suspectʼs identity has not been released. Read more: 8 facts about gun control in the US The alleged shooter, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, remains in custody and prosecutors have until Friday to question the Turkey-born suspect. Tanis then has to appear before an investigating judge who could extend his detention.

Doping probe of German doctor leads to 21 athletes from 8 countries Investigators have uncovered a German doctorʼs client list of 21 athletes from Europe, Korea and the US suspected of blood-doping across five sports, Munich prosecutor Kai Gräber said Wednesday.

The doctor, Mark S. from the German city of Erfurt, was arrested in a raid last month.Five athletes were taken into custody as they competed at the Nordic world ski championships in Seefeld, Austria,on February 27 as part of the busts.

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Donald Tusk welcomes push for Brexit extension, with a key condition Brexit chaos increases just 10 days before exit date

US verdict on Roundup cancer case batters Bayer share price A US jury concluded on Tuesday that the Roundup weed killer was a "substantial factor" in causing cancer in a 70-year-old California man. The ruling is a blow to Bayer, whose subsidiary Monsanto makes the herbicide.

The trial could pave the way for more cases linkingglyphosatein Roundup to the development of cancer.

Read more: Germany sets new restrictions on glyphosate Details of the case: California resident Edwin Hardeman was diagnosed with non-Hodgkinʼs lymphoma after using Roundup for 25 years.The San Francisco jury came to a unanimous verdict that the weed killer had contributed greatly.Now the trial will enter a second phase to determine whether Monsanto is liable for damages.The plaintiffʼs lawyers may now present evidence showing Monsantoʼs efforts to sway scientists and influence regulators.

The European Council president says the UK Parliament would need to approve the withdrawal agreement reached by Brussels and Westminster to secure a short extension to the Brexit process.

Is Germany reassessing its role in Afghanistan?

President of the European Council Donald Tusk said on Wednesday an extension of the Article 50 process is possible if the UK votes to approve the twice-rejected Brexit deal.

I believe that a short extension will be possible. But it will be conditional on a positive on the withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons," Tusk said in a press conference. "Although Brexit fatigue is increasingly visible and justified we can not give up seeking, until the very last moment, a positive solution. "We have reacted with patience and goodwill to numerous turns of events and I am confident now we will not lack the patience and goodwill [at] this most critical point in this process." British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday asked the EU to delay Brexit until June 30. The European Council is meeting on Thursday and Friday and will likely vote on whether to accept an extension. If an extension is not granted, Britain will leave the bloc on March 29. Read more: Theresa May to UK MPs — Back my Brexit deal or face EU elections The UK parliament has already rejected the hard-fought deal,

Germany has been deeply involved in Afghanistan since the US-led international forces invaded the country in 2001 and toppled the Taliban regime there. The first international conference for Afghanistanʼs reconstruction was held in the same year in the German city of Bonn, where the foundations for the current Afghan government were laid. A decade later, in 2011, Germany hosted a second Bonn conference. Representatives of the Taliban were absent on both occasions. As the US-Taliban peace talks progress, Germany sees an opportunity to play a key role in the Afghan reconciliation process by hosting yet another conference.

and May faces legal hurdles to secure a third vote on the matter.

Centuries-old parliamentary rules require May to significantly alter the vote before it can proceed.

Whether an EU guarantee to allow an extension in the event of it passing is sufficient remains unclear.

Tusk said on Wednesday that the EU will not be renegotiating the deal, which took 18 months to finalize. German Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs spokesman Steffen Seibert earlier told reporters in Berlin: "We welcome the fact that there is now a clear request from Britain," adding a no-deal Brexit "would be in no oneʼs interest." French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was unequivocal on his countryʼs position: "The purpose of the delay is to finalize the ratification of the deal already negotiated" and the deal "wonʼt be renegotiated." Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is today facing both potentially transformative provincial elections today as well as the fall-out from the shooting in Utrecht, said he was taking time out of his schedule to speak with Merkel, Tusk and May on the matter.

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Amnesty accuses Turkey of ʼturning blind eyeʼ to abuses in Afrin Human rights organization Amnesty International accused Turkey on Thursday of allowing Syrian armed groups to commit a wide range of violations against civilians in Afrin. Turkish forces aided by allied rebelscaptured the northern Syrian townin March from the US-backed Kurdish Peopleʼs Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist group.According to Amnestyʼs research, scores of displaced residents have since returned to their homes, only to be subjected to rights abuses. Read more:Turkeyʼs military offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin: What you need to know Amnesty interviewed 32 people, both current and former Afrin residents, between May and July 2018, who said: Residents in Afrin are enduring "arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, confiscation of property and looting."Most of the abuses were "at the hands of Syrian groups that have been equipped and armed by Turkey."Some of the rebel groups and Turkish armed forces had "taken over schools, disrupting the education for thousands of children."

Outcry in Uganda over compulsory HIV test 19-year-old Methia Nalukwago, a student at Makerere University in the capital Kampala, is excited by the proposal to have all students undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS testing. Some students, she says, have been living in denial.

"Our friends, we study with them but you look at someone and you are like, ʼare you sure you are not sick or something like that?ʼ Of course you never come out to tell them but you feel it deep down inside you, this person must be sick because of the symptoms that show," Nalukwago told DW. "Compulsory testing for HIV will help us know our HIV status and where we stand."

Studies conducted by the Ugandan AIDS Commission show lack of sufficient information among the youth is contributing to an increase of HIV. Jane Were, the head teacher of Forest Hill College in Mukono district located 21 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kampala, said they are grappling with HIV in schools. She said the situation has been made worse by parents who mislead their children on what they are actually suffering from. "We have situations where parents lie to students about these [anti-retroviral] drugs. There are parents who tell children they have other ailments other than HIV," 2

Google fined €1.49 billion by EU regulators European Union antitrust regulators have fined Google for blocking rival advertisers

The third massive penalty in as many years amounts to 1.29 percent of the Alphabet-owned companyʼs 2018 turnover.

The European Unionʼs competition watchdog imposed a €1.49 billion ($1.69 billion) fine on the internet giant Google on Wednesday for blocking competing search advertisers through its Adsense advertising service. "Todayʼs decision is about how Google abused its dominance to stop websites using brokers other than the AdSense platform," European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said. "Todayʼs decision is about how Google abused its dominance to stop websites using brokers other than the AdSense platform," European Competition Commis-

German politician targeted by haters over climate refugees A member of the Green Youths has received an onslaught of online hate, including rape and death threats, after she publicly put her support behind extending citizenship to asylum seekers fleeing disasters of climate change. Earlier this month, comments made by 24-yearold Ricarda Lang (above), a spokeswoman for the political organization, were published in a number of German regional newspapers and online outlets, including ZDF, and Die Welt. "The EU should offer the citizens of island states that are threatened by climate change European citizenship and enable them to migrate with dignity," Lang told German media. In the 24 hours that

sioner Margrethe Vestager said. The penalty comes after the powerful antitrust regulatorhanded down a record €4.34 billion fine to the Alphabet-owned companyin 2018 for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals. In 2017, it levied another massive fine for blocking other shopping comparison sites. The new penalty is the result of an investigation into the Adsense advertising platform, triggered by Microsoft in 2010. Adsense serves up online commercials through a search function built into everyday websites, such as news sites. followed, Lang saidhate messagesflooded her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Email. "People threatened my life and commented on my body, and said how they wanted to kill or rape me," she told DW. "The first day was really hard because I kind of felt like I was alone, standing in front of this huge wall of hate."

Refugees in Italy get their hands dirty with own farm Every morning Dembo Cisse, a sturdily-built 21-year old from Guinea, waits for the car to pick him up. He and two others, who live in the same apartment that belongs to Italyʼs privatized migrant reception system, get in the vehicle. The old family car

Germanyʼs family reunification policy can leave young adults in limbo It sounds desperate, but Riham abo Staiti says she would rather die than turn 18. The 17-year-old only leaves her darkened accommodations when absolutely necessary. She lives here in a 30-square-meter (323-square-foot) portable housing unit with her father and three siblings in the Nahr alBared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon. Yet, one important person is missing: "I just want to be with my mother," Riham says. She only speaks with her mother, who lives in a suburb of Karlsruhe, Germany, on her mobile phone. Her fear is constant when the two talk each day: "I am terrified of being left here on my own," says Riham. She has been waiting for the day she can join her mother for more than three years now. She is in a race against time, for she will likely be barred from family reunification as soon as she turns 18.

then heads from Oleggio, a small town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, to an agricultural field nearby.

But Dembo and his companions are not off to work in the food supply chain, dominated by large-scale distributors who require ever lower prices and therefore cheap labor — which many of their fellow Africans provide for lack of better options. Read more: Italy tells refugees: Donʼt risk the journey The carʼs driver is Raffaele DʼAcunto, known as Lello, the areaʼs first organic farmer, now retired, who decided to set up a small-scale agricultural company to make organic produce and sell it on the local market.

Lello, Dembo and four others from Mali, Senegal and Nigeria — the youngest of whom is just 19 — are to become equal partners in the budding business they have aptly named Zappa Arcobaleno, Italian for Rainbow Hoe. The company is currently caught up in the bureaucratic process awaiting official registration.

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Bosnian Serb Radovan Karadzic loses war crimes, genocide appeal UN judges upped the sentence of Radovan Karadzic, once a political leader of Bosnian Serbs, to life in prison for his role in the 1990s Bosnian war.

A United Nations court in The Hague on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic against his convictions for crimes committed during the Bosnian war on Wednesday. The appeals chamber also increased his sentence from a 40-year prison term to life in prison. Presiding judge Vagn Joensen said that the previous verdict was too llight given the "sheer scale

Shock as US rapper faces deportation to UK

Rapper 21 Savage was detained by US immigration authorities on Sunday for overstaying his visa, and is now facing deportation to the United Kingdom. The news rocked the hip hop world and shocked his legions of fans, as the rapper has always said he is a local act from Atlanta, Georgia. 21 Savage, whose birth name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is an "unlawfully present United Kingdom national," according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE added that Abraham-Joseph had been illegally in the country since his visa ran out in 2005. The 26year-old rapper has been well known in Atlanta since 2015, and quickly made his way onto the national scene. His second studio album, "I Am > I Was" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in December. He is known for his conversational delivery and candid sincerity about issues like police brutality and systemic racism. He is nominated for two Grammy awards for his work on fellow rapper Post Maloneʼs "Rockstar," including Record of the Year. The awards will be presented on February 10.

and systematic cruelty" of Karadzicʼs crimes. Karadzic showed no reaction upon hearing the verdict. Survivors present in the courthouse were head applauding the decision. Both the prosecutors and Karadzicʼs defenders appealed the outcome of the first degree trial in 2016, when Karadzic was found guilty of committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimesduring the 1992-95 conflict.

EPP votes to suspend Hungaryʼs Fidesz party

The European Peopleʼs People party voted on Wednesday to suspend membership for Hungaryʼs ruling Fidesz party. Delegates of the main center-right alliance in the European Parliament are opposed to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbanʼs authoritarian style and anti-European Union, anti-migration policies. Campaign posters for the upcoming European elections taking aim at JeanClaude Juncker and George Soros were a particular point of con-

tention. Orbanʼs office earlier said that if his partyʼs membership was suspended then Fidesz will completely leave the group. Ahead of the vote, European Commission PresidentJean-Claude Juncker told German radio that the EPP should expel Fidesz. Fidesz has been distancing itself for years "from Christian democratic values," he said.

Juncker was elected to the Commission presidency in 2014 as the EPPʼs lead candidate.

France and Italy to celebrate Leonardo da Vinciʼs anniversary together French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a joint French-Italian celebration marking 500 years since the death ofRenaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Macron told Italian broadcaster RAI he will host Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the French town of Amboise, where da Vinci died, "in the spirit of reconciliation." Both countries have traditionally claimed the artist, who was born in 1452 in the Tuscan town of Vinci in modern Italy and spent most of his life there.

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66/2019 • 21 March, 2019 Germany attempts ʼface-savingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott

The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs thenforeign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

Germanyʼs FlixBus in talks to buy intercity competitor Eurolines

FlixBus, which offers low-cost intercity bus travel across Europe, is negotiating to buy its smaller competitor Eurolines. French transport group Transdev, which owns Eurolines, and the Munich-based Flixbus confirmed on Monday that exclusive talks were underway, without disclosing the financial details. Eurolines, whose network spans 25 countries, operates French domestic routes under the Isilines brand, which would be part of the possible deal. "With this merger, FlixBus would have an even more comprehensive and more diverse offer to attract even more passengers. We want to be the first choice for travelers across Europe," Flixbus managing director Jochen Engert said.

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Mobility services for the elderly: Looking beyond the private car Owning a car still means a lot to Germans, especially older people in rural areas. But what if the elderly are no longer able to drive? A village near Berlin is pondering alternatives, as Hardy Graupner reports.

The village ofPetershagen-Eggersdorf in the largely rural Eastern German state of Brandenburghas experienced a massive population boom for many years now. It now has more than 15,000 inhabitants, up from just 8,000 in the early 1990s. A logical side effect of the increased influx has been more traffic, with a higher number of privately owned cars per family, according to the mayor of the twin village, Marco Rutter. Thatʼs causing a bit of a problem, especially for the growing number of elderly people living here. "Despite some younger

French gas stations left dry by ʼyellow vestʼ blockades French gas giant Total on Monday said "yellow vest" protesters continue to block 11 major fuel depots, resulting in 75 gas stations running out of fuel. A company spokesman said that if the blockade werenʼt lifted soon, more petrol stations could run out of fuel. In the region of Brittany, local officials have considered imposing restrictions on how much gas motorists can buy to prevent more stations from going dry.

France has been gripped by antigovernment protests since French President Emmanuel Macron introduced sweeping measures to combat climate change, including a fuel tax hike.

On Saturday, riots broke out in Paris, leaving scores injured and costly devastation in its wake. Protesters believe Macron needs to withdraw the reforms, citing high living costs in the country. But the government has refused to back down. Instead, Macron said last week that the protests show "that we shouldnʼt change course because it is the right one."

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The small, but surprising secret to Germanyʼs economic success Itʼs a dreaded dinner party question that leaves many of us scrambling to make our mundane jobs sound more interesting than they are. Itʼs also the first thing I ask Steffen Lange, the branch manager of a company called "Berliner Schrauben" (Berlin screws), when we meet at his workplace on a cold autumn morning. "Itʼs all in the name," he tells me. "Where weʼre from: Berlin. And what we focus on — screws." But the name doesnʼt quite reveal the full story.

Screws account for 60 percent of turnover. Berliner Schrauben also supplies pipe fixtures, dowels, wood connectors and a range of associated tools. It might not dazzle your dinner party guests. But itʼs pretty likely to pay for the wine. Berliner Schrauben exemplifies Germanyʼs "mittelstand." The term refers to small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 500 employees and an annual turnover of no more than €50 million ($57 million).

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folks moving here, the number of senior citizens has been rising disproportionately," Rutter tells DW,noting that the trend will become even more pronounced in the years ahead. "Up to 4,000 inhabitants are now between 55 and 65 years old, meaning that over the next decade weʼll have a lot more people past the age of 65, plus a lot of people who statistically live a lot longer." More traffic, more problems Rutter points out that increased traffic flows in the village have created a sense of insecurity among the elderly driving their own cars.

British PM Theresa May requests Brexit extension to June 30

Theresa May has asked the European Union for a short extension of the Brexit deadline. But itʼs unclear whether EU officials will accept a deadline after European parliamentary elections in May. In a letter to European Union leaders, the United Kingdom has requested delaying Brexit until June 30, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.

"As prime minister I am not prepared to delay Brexit any further than the 30th of June," May told MPs in Parliament. "I have therefore this morning written to President Tusk, the president of the European Council, informing him that the UK seeks an extension to the article 50 period until the 30th June," she said. In the letter she says that she intends to hold a third vote on the twice-rejected Brexit deal, but will need more time to do so after thespeaker of the house invoked a centuries-old ruledisallowing multiple parliamentary votes on the same matter. "If the motion is passed, I am confident that Parliament will proceed to ratify the deal constructively.

But this will clearly not be completed before 29 March 2019," she wrote.

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Unusual drinks Germans think are absolutely normal Apfelschorle?

Every child in Germany knows what it is, but translators and lifestyle bloggers are challenged when trying to explain that to the rest of the world. Hereʼs more on the drinks Germans take for granted.

"What the Heck is Apfelschorle?

And Hereʼs How to Make It" is the title of an article written by a US blogger. He is not the only one who has attempted to unravel the mystery of this "delightful concoction," as the author enthusiastically describes it. Admittedly, such lifestyle blogs have a tendency to make a big juicy story out of things almost too simple to write about. Thereʼs no big secret behind the drink all Germans know: An Apfelschorle is apple juice mixed with sparkling mineral water. While the apple variation is the most common, a Schorle — or

spritzer if you want an English term (although even translators struggle to agree on an official term in English) — can be made by adding sparkling water to any juice. People are obviously free to mix their beverages the way they want at home, but for commercial versions, Germany has special regulations on how to label fruit and soft drinks, determined by the "Fruchtsaft- und Erfrischungsgetränkeverordnung," also officially abbreviated as "FrSaftErfrischGetrV" — more on Germanyʼs spectacular art of the abbreviation another time.

Disharmony in Berlin as Barenboim fields complaints Acclaimed musical genius, pianist, conductor and author Daniel Barenboim is also lauded as the savior of the Berlin Staatsoper, founder of an important music academy, humanist, peacemaker and one of the most influential musicians in the world. But recently a few new attributes have also been used to describe the star conductor: Some of the musicians who have played under his baton say he is a bullying autocrat and a workaholic who puts the health of orchestra members Following complaints from timpanist Willi Hilgers, who played

with Barenboim for 16 years but has since moved to the Munich State Opera, such accusations have gained momentum, with several musicians contributing their anonymous testimonies on Barenboimʼs leadership style. They say that as a chief conductor, Barenboim is "moody, aggressive, impatient, irascible, unfair." The complainants, some of whom are currently working under his leadership, describe a climate of fear and stress that has led in some cases to health problems, including high blood pressure and depression.

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Brazilian artist Helio Fervenza on censorship and responsibility Visual artist Helio Fervenza teaches at the art institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Art in Porto Alegre. His works have been presented at the Venice Biennale art shows, in Sao Paulo and Amsterdam.

Like so many artists in Brazil, Fervenza is worried about political developments in his native country. He told DW about the significance of art, widening censorship and artʼs responsibility in society. He and his political cronies are not interested in art. But even before that there was little support from the ministry. For me, art equals access to knowledge about the world, because through the eyes of art you see the world from new perspectives. You become more aware and you see things differently. This kind of art has not been recognized in society, it was a process that took time.

Not every type of art gets an immediate reaction, but in the long run, it triggers a new way of thinking in society. So whatʼs happening in Brazil at the moment — the governmentʼs inconsiderate way of dealing with art — is very bad.

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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.

Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has not authorised the organisation of the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest this summer – according to a statement just issued by the Mayor’s Office. Held annually in several major cities with notable landmarks for skyline backdrops, the Red Bull Air Race is Formula 1 in the air, presenting incredible stunt-flying spectacles performed by the world’s best pilots. Every year except one since 2003, Budapest has hosted the race, but now it seems that for 2019, the Red Bull Air Race will skip the Hungarian capital.

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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West Ham v Liverpool: Manuel Pellegrini wants to help Man City with win

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini wants to get his sideʼs season back on course by beating Liverpool on Monday - and do his old side Manchester City a favour at the same time. Premier League leaders Liverpool are two points clear in the title race but have a game in hand over rivals City, whobeat Arsenal 3-1 on Sunday. Pellegrini won the league in 2014 during a three-year spell at City. "If we win, I will be very happy for our club first," said the Chilean. "We need a good performance against the leaders.

"After that, if we can give a hand to Manchester City, itʼs not our problem, but of course I am a fan of Manchester City also."

Genesis Open: JB Holmes wins as Rory McIlroy finishes fourth

Rory McIlroy secured a third successive top-five finish at a PGA Tour event as JB Holmes won the Genesis Open. McIlroy, 29, started his final round with an eagle and moved just two shots off the lead after chipping in from a bunker on the 16th. But a par and bogey left him fourth, as Holmes closed out the California event. The American, 36, overturned a four-shot deficit in the final 18 holes as Justin Thomas paid for a four-over par round to miss out by a single shot. Like McIlroy, 14-time major winner Tiger Woods also chipped in from a greenside bunker on the 16th hole during a one-overpar round which saw him finish tied for 15th on six-under overall.

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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 arch-rivals 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 side-footed 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.

Gareth Bale treatment by fans ʼa disgraceʼ - agent Real Madrid:

The treatment of Gareth Bale by Real Madrid fans is "nothing short of a disgrace", according to his agent.

Sections of the Bernabeu jeered the Wales forward when he was substituted after 61 minutes ofSaturdayʼs 1-0 defeat by Barcelona. "This generation of Real fans will be talking about Garethʼs goals for years to come," said the 29-yearoldʼs representative, Jonathan Barnett. "They should be ashamed of themselves. Those fans should be kissing his feet." Bale joined Real from Tottenham in 2013 for £85m

and has won four Champions Leagues and one La Liga title with the Spanish club. He has scored 13 goals in 33 club games this season but, despite being under contract until June 2022, his future at the Bernabeu has been a talking point in recent weeks. "Gareth deserves the greatest of respect. The way Real fans have treated him is nothing short of a disgrace," Barnett added.

January transfer window: Kevin-Prince Boateng in shock Barcelona loan deal

The former Frankfurt forward has moved on loan until the end of the season. Meanwhile, Florian Kainz has joined Cologne from Bremen, Stuttgart have broken their club transfer record and BVB have brought in a defender.

Kevin-Prince Boateng (31) has made a shock loan move to Spanish giants Barcelona until the end of the season.

The Berlin-born Ghanaian international has been under contract at Italian side Sassuolo since leaving German

Cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer but the La Liga club have signed the forward on loan until the end of the season - an agreement which includes an €8 million($9 million) option to buy. Journeyman Boateng has played in all of Europeʼs top four leagues, including spells at Hertha Berlin, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Schalke and Las Palmas. January 18 Florian Kainz has left Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for second division Cologne.