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Second Skripal poisoning suspect identified by Bellingcat The second Russian suspected of theattempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripalwas a military doctor for Russiaʼs military intelligence agency GRU,investigative group Bellingcat said Tuesday. "Bellingcat can now report that it has conclusively identified the second suspect, who traveled to Salisbury under the alias Alexander Petrov," Bellingcat said. The group said the real name of the man identified by UK prosecutors as Alexander Petrov was in fact Alexander Yevgenyevich Mishkin. Mishkin was awarded Russiaʼs highest state award by President Vladimir Putin, likely for activities "either in Crimea or in relation to [former Ukrainian President Viktor] Yanukovich," Bellingcat said citing witness testimony from the suspectʼs hometown.
London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title Promoted London Broncos must have the ambition to win Super League in the future, says head coach Danny Ward. The Broncos will be back in the top flight in 2019 afterbeating Toronto Wolfpack 4-2 in the Million Pound Gameon Sunday. "We need to make it work, have a five-year plan of where we want to be," Ward told BBC Radio London. "Next year is going to be tough but we want a long-term vision to make London the best club in the country." He added: "We donʼt just want to compete in Super League, but win it. We are not there just to survive." Ward, who took charge following the departure of Andrew Henderson at the end of last season, described their victory over the Wolfpack in Canada as "one of the proudest moments" of his career. "What a performance, what a day and what an achievement - I am still on a massive high," he said on their return to England.
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Germany seeks to ban Turkish ʼGray Wolvesʼ far-right symbols German politicians from both sides of the aisle want to ban the salute of the Grey Wolves far-right
The Turkish ultra-nationalist organization is known for its violent behavior and for promoting fascism. German politicians said on Tuesday that they would plan legislation to ban the symbols and gestures of theultra-nationalist Turkishorganization the Gray Wolves. Specifically, the "wolf" hand salute that lawmakers say is reminiscent of the Nazi salute. "Any form of fascism is inhuman and a threat to our liberal society," said Christian Democrat (CDU) politician Christoph de Vries to the German daily Bild. In a rare moment of agreement with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs center-right CDU, the Left party also expressed a desire to ban the groupʼs most obvious trappings. "The greeting of the Gray Wolves, one of the largest right-wing extremist and anticonstitutional organizations in Germany, is quite comparable to the Hitler salute and should therefore be banned," Left party lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen also told Bild. The government of Austria is also working concretely on ban of the Grey Wolvesʼ salute. The gesture caused controversy last year when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu used it while visiting Turkeyʼs consulate in Hamburg. The Gray
Wolves rose to prominence as part of political violence in 1970s Turkey. They have been behind a number of massacres and killings both inside and outside Turkeyʼs borders, as well as the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II. German politicians said on Tuesday that they would plan legislation to ban the symbols and gestures of theultra-nationalist Turkishorganization the Gray Wolves. Specifically, the "wolf" hand salute that lawmakers say is reminiscent of the Nazi salute. "Any form of fascism is inhuman and a threat to our liberal society," said Christian Democrat (CDU) politician Christoph de Vries to the German daily Bild. In a rare moment of agreement with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs center-right CDU, the Left party also expressed a desire to ban the groupʼs most obvious trappings. "The greeting of the Gray Wolves, one of the largest right-wing extremist and anticonstitutional organizations in Germany, is quite comparable to the Hitler salute and should therefore be banned," Left party lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen also told Bild.
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia lets Turkey search consulate Saudi Arabia has agreed to letTurkish officials search its consulatein Istanbul, Turkeyʼs Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, after the mysteriousdisappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week ago. Turkish officials believe Khashoggi, a fierce critic of Riyadhʼs policies and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, waslikely murdered inside the mission where he had gone to obtain an official document for his upcoming marriage to his Turkish partner. Saudi Arabia, which has denied the accusations, is under immense international pressure, including from the US and the EU, to support a "thorough and open" probe into the journalistʼs disappearance. The Turkish ministry didnʼt say when the premises would be searched, prompting some experts to question the usefulness of the process.
Court orders partial ban for diesel cars in Berlin A court in Berlin has sided with environmentalists and ordered a ban on diesel vehicles for several areas in the cityʼs center. It has also ordered the city government to carry out a survey to determine which areas the ban could be expanded to. This could affect 200,000 vehicles, including commutersʼ cars and delivery vans. The court gave the Berlin Senate until 2020 to implement the ban, but city officials have already said that such a timeline was impossible. The suit was brought by the nonprofit Environmental Action Germany (DUH), who had previously sued the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) overthe Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.
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How extreme poverty is forcing Pakistanis to sell kidneys Muhammad Iqbal (pictured above) is a 44-year-old laborer hailing from eastern Pakistan. He wants to play kabaddi, a wrestling-like traditional sport in South Asia, but his deteriorating health does not allow him to indulge in any activity that is physically straining. A former brick kiln worker, Iqbal is now unable to lift heavy stuff. He was not always so enervated. A wrong decision in 2012 changed his life for the worse. Iqbal regrets making that decision. "In 2012, I was heavily indebted," Iqbal, a father of eight children, told DW. "I was living in a village near Lahore and working at a brick kiln factory. I had borrowed 135,000 Pakistani rupees (€1,603, $1,856) from the kiln owner. I was working round the clock to pay back the loan, but with my meagre salary, I could hardly make both ends meet, let alone repay the loan," Iqbal said. "I was so desperate that I was ready to do anything to get some money," a teary Iqbal told DW. "At the time, my cousin Ashraf came up with an idea — he asked me to sell my kidney and repay the loan."
Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld receives top French award French President Emmanuel Macron has presented Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. Klarsfeld, working with his wife, dedicated his life to bringing Holocaust perpetrators to justice. Klarsfeld, 83, received Franceʼs highest award, while his wife, 79-yearoldBeate Klarsfeld, received the National Order of Merit. She had already been awarded the Legion of Honor in 2014. The Chief Rabbi of France Haim Korsia was among those who attended the ceremony at the Elysee Palace. The event was limited to family and close friends and associates. Serge Klarsfeld was born September 17, 1935, in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. He escaped the Holocaust after his family moved to France but witnessed his father being taken away to die in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. He became a naturalized French citizen in 1950, and 10 years later, while studying at the prestigious Sciences Po in Paris, he met Beate Kuenzel, the daughter of a former German soldier, on a metro platform. Serge and Beate decided to bring fugitive Nazis to justicetogether, a mission they pursued for more than half a century. "Neither could have succeeded without the other," their daughter Lida once said. 2
Kim Jong Un to invite pope to Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to extend an invitation to Pope Francis
The head of the Roman Catholic Church had previously encouraged North and South Korea to resolve their differences through dialogue. South Koreaʼs presidential office said on Tuesday the pope would be "ardently welcomed" in Pyongyang. Blue House spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said South Korean President Moon Jae-in would deliver an invitation from the North Korean ruler next week. "President Moon will visit the Vatican on October 17 and 18 to reaffirm its blessing and support for peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula," the spokesman told a news briefing on Tuesday in Seoul. The move comes as the two Koreas move towardrapprochement, holding three
EU court sees discrimination in Catholic hospitalʼs firing of divorced doctor The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that the head doctor of a Catholic Church-run clinic in Düsseldorf had lost his job due to potential "hidden discrimination" after he was fired for getting married a second time. The ruling, which came after the case had worked its way through the German courts over three years, could influence the relationship between the German state and the church-run employers. Currently, the
UN demands more donations for refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is reporting that there is insufficient refugee aid funding from donor countries. There is expected to be a shortfall of 3.7 billion dollars this year, the agency warned on Tuesday in Geneva. "Funding for the worldʼs forcibly displaced and stateless people is becoming increasingly squeezed, with barely more than half of needs being met," UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch told a press conference. The number of refugees, which include internally displaced people, returnees and stateless persons, is expected to grow by more than 8 million to 79.8 million people in 2018, according to a funding report by the UN agency. Aid money shortage The lack of aid money is particularly acute in hotspots around the world which include Afghanistan, Burundi, Congo, Somalia, South Sudanand Syria, as well as in refugee host countries.
summits this year, following years of confrontation over the Northʼs nuclear missile tests. Francis has called for peaceon the peninsula after a series of North Korean missile tests exacerbated tensions in 2017. The North Korean constitution guarantees freedom of religion only if it does not undermine the state. Open religious activity is frowned upon. But a thaw may be in the cards after a meeting in Pyongyang last month at which Moon was accompanied by South Korean Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong. German constitution grants the church to right to fire employees who breach its religious laws.Divorced and remarried In the case, the ECJ was looking at EU law to see whether church-related institutions were allowed to impose stricter requirements on their Catholic employees than on those who were members of other religions or non-religious.
World hunger on the rise for a third year One in nine people in the world is affected by hunger. That is what the latest report by the UNʼs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found.
Heavy droughts and conflict are some of the main drivers behind the rise. If the trend continues, the FAO warns, the world will fall far short of achieving the UNʼs 2030 goal of eradicating hunger. The report points out that a few advances have been made. Stunting levels in children have for instance decreased and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding has risen in Africa and Asia, while they have declined in North America. DW spoke to Cindy Holleman, a senior economist at the FAO about the report. Cindy Holleman: The key finding thatʼs coming out this year is that indeed world hunger globally is rising for the third year in a row. And this is very worrying because it basically sets us back to the levels of hunger of almost a decade ago. So it is quite an alarming situation.
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US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley resigns US President Donald Trump has announced the resignation of the countryʼs envoy to the UN. Nikki Haley, who had served since January 2017, is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the administration. US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of United Nations envoy Nikki Haley. Speaking to reporters in the Oval office, Trump said Haley would leave the administration "at the end of the year," adding that she had done an incredible job. The president said that together, they had "solved a lot of problems." "We hate to lose (you)," Trump said. "Hopefully, youʼll be coming back at some point. Maybe a different capacity. You can have your pick." No reason for the resignation has yet
South Korea urges for ʼbold decisionsʼ ahead of next TrumpKim summit South Korean President Moon Jaeincalled on both North Korea and the United States on Tuesday to make concrete steps in their stalled negotiations over Pyongyangʼs nuclear weapons program. Moon said the US and North Korea need to "make bold decisions" and that both must communicate more actively with one another. "North Korea must carry out its nuclear dismantling and the United States must take a corresponding step," Moon said, adding that he will continue to act as mediator between the two sides. Moonʼs comments come one week before he is due to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Unfor a summit in Pyongyangthat is due to run from September 18-20. It will be the third summit between the two leaders this year. Improving relations between North and South Korea is largely tied to progress in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Moon said that his upcoming summit with Kim must include another "big step" towards denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
been provided. Haley insisted she was not planning to run for president against Trump in 2020, saying only that being ambassador had "been the honor of a lifetime," and that it was "important to understand when itʼs time to stand aside." Her departure is being seen as a blow for the White House just weeks before the US midterm election. Haleyʼs is the latest resignation in a leadership team with a relatively high turnover — Trump has already lost one secretary of state and two national security advisers.
Hard Brexit could trigger ʼmassive crisis,ʼ warns German industry
The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union by the end of March 2019, but negotiations over how to manage the departure and future UKEU trade relations have been anything but smooth. Last month, tensions erupted between the both sides at a summit in Salzburg where the EU roundly rejected British Prime Minister Theresa Mayʼs plan for close economic ties after Brexit. Read more: Theresa May rallies
Conservatives around Brexit plan Technical discussions resume in Brussels this week, with both sides racing to bridge their differences over the toughest issues of the Irish border and future trade ties. In case both sides fail to resolve their disagreements, it could likely result in a so-called "hard Brexit," meaning Britain would tumble out of the European bloc without any trade deal in place.
US threatens to arrest ICC judges over war crimes probe US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday threatened to sanction and prosecuteInternational Criminal Court(ICC) judges ifthe tribunal attempts to charge US service members and intelligence agents with war crimes. "The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court," Bolton said in a speech delivered to the conservative Federalist Society in Washington.
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EU subsidy fraud in Slovakia: The dirty fight for arable land
Frantisek Oravec (pictured) always wanted to be a farmer, just like his father and grandfather. The 47-yearold owns an impressive farm in Gynov, a small village in southeastern Slovakia. This farm is practically his lifetime achievement, built up over two and a half decades. Oravec cultivates almost 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of land, partially owned by himself, partially leased. During the last three years, however, he hardly found time to cultivate his land or take care of his livestock. Instead, he was studying documents, reading lawyersʼ correspondence, or appearing in courts of law. Or seeking treatment at a hospital. Recounting the incident, Oravec holds up a photo that shows himself, face bleeding, nose broken, having been beaten up on his own arable land. "They are trying to steal my land," Oravec bursts out, both helplessly and resentfully. "I thought we were living under the rule of law and in the European Union?!"
ʼYeah, nahʼ: Kiwi startup defies German giantʼs order to stop saying ʼhelloʼ New Zealand startup My Food Bag, which delivers fresh ready-to-cook ingredients, issued a tongue-in-cheek response to a cease-and-desist notice from Berlin-based Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh had taken issue with its Kiwi competitor using the phrase "Hello Fresh." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greeting, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel and Herr Ries, Greet‐ ings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multinational corpo‐ rations taking the time to write to us Kiwis." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greet‐ ing, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel and Herr Ries, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multinational corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis."
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UBS tax fraud trail kicks off in France Swiss banking giant UBS and its executives are in the dock facing charges of aggravated tax fraud, money laundering and illegally soliciting clients in France. If convicted, the bank could end up paying a hefty fine. Swiss bank UBS Group AG, its French unit and six top executives went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of helping wealthy clients stash cash overseas and avoid taxes in France. The bankʼs staff allegedly approached French clients — from wealthy businessmen to sports stars — at receptions, golf and tennis tournaments or concerts to convince them to hide their money in Switzerland. If found guilty, the Zurich-based lender could face a hefty fine, amounting to as much as €5 billion ($5.76 billion). The trial comes after years of investi-
BP buys BHPʼs US onshore oil and gas assets The worldʼs biggest miner BHP has announced the sale of its shale oil and gas operations in the US to the British oil giant BP. The deal means a huge loss for BHP, but a potential windfall for its shareholders. BHP has sold its US onshore oil and gas assets to British oil giant BP for $10.5 billion (€9.03 billion), the two companies announced on Friday, meaning a huge loss for the worldʼs largest mining company. The Anglo-Australian firm spent $20 billion in 2011 to acquire the assets, but the sector later experienced a fall in prices, hammering profits. As a result, BHP had announced last year that it would withdraw from the shale sector. Read more: BP projects oil output to peak in late 2030s "We are pleased that we have agreed to sell all of our shale assets in two simple transactions that provide certainty for shareholders and our employees," said BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie. "The sale of our onshore US assets is consistent with our long-term plan to continue to simplify and strengthen our portfolio to generate shareholder value and returns for decades to come."
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Malaysia says seized items in ex-premier probe valued at €234 million A treasure trove of cash, jewelry, handbags and watches seized in raids last month on properties linked to Malaysiaʼs scandalplagued former prime minister are worth up to 1.1 billion ringgit ($273.3 million/€234.3 million), anti-corruption police said on Wednesday. It took more than 150 officers and experts nearly a month to assess the value of the items seized in the mid-May raids on premises linked to former premier Najib Razak because the "numbers were too huge," said Amar Singh, the head of the police commercial crime division. Cash in 26 currencies worth around €25 million.12,000 items of jewelry with an estimated retail value of €140-187 million.Jewelry items included 1,400 necklaces, 2,200 rings, 2,100 bangles, 2,800 pairs of earrings, 1,600 brooches and 14 tiaras.567 luxury handbags from 37 different brands.
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gations and the bankʼs aborted settlement negotiations with French authorities. During the French investigation, UBS turned down a settlement offer of €1.1 billion made by the authorities. The amount corresponded to what the Swiss bank had already paid as a court bond, according to judicial sources. UBS, which is Switzerlandʼs largest banking institution, intends to stand its ground in court. "After more than six years of legal proceedings, we will finally have the opportunity to respond to the often unfounded allegations," it said on Friday.
Google Plus social network to shut down after major security lapse
Google has announced it will be winding down its little-used Plus social network. The tech giant has also admitted that a bug in its social network may have exposed the personal data of some 500,000 users. Google will gradually shut down the consumer version of its long-shunned social network Plus, after the search giant disclosed on Monday it had discovered a security lapse that may have exposed the personal information of up to 500,000 users. Announcing the move in a blog post, theAmerican internet giant said it would "sunset" Google Plus for consumers over the next 10 months after failing to gain any major traction since launching in 2011. The enterprise version of the social network for businesses will remain online Google also admitted that a privacy bug back in March gave more than400 third-party applications access to usersʼ names, email addresses, occupations, genders and ages without authorization. Google said it hadnʼt found any evidence that "any developer was aware of this bug, or abusing the API, and we found no evidence that any profile data was misused."
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Making coral grow 50 times faster than nature The first clients are already on board. We spoke to one of the founders
If you want a coral reef, the Bahamas-based startup Coral Vita is the place to go. Theyʼll grow you one 50 times faster than Mother Nature could. So you have a beachfront mansion on a tropical island, the ocean view is gorgeous, the beach is pristine, if only there was a coral reef below those turquoise waters… Well, now you can buy one.Coral Vita is a commercial venture with a decidedly green goal: bringing damaged coral reefs back to life and, if you want it, even growing new ones from scratch. Gator Halpern, one of the founders just won theUNEP Young Champions of the Earth award for this green endeavor. DW spoke to him about why people might buy a reef, why his work matters and why Coral Vita works so much faster than
Mother Nature. Gator Halpern: Coral reefs are incredibly important ecosystems. They cover less than 1 percent of oceans but they actually support over 25 percent of all marine life. Theyʼre really a keystone ecosystem of our planet and theyʼredying at frightening rates. Weʼve already lost half of the worldʼs reefs in just the past few decades and weʼre projected to lose over 90 percent of all reefs by 2050. This isnʼt just an ecological tragedy but a serious socio-economic issue because up to a billion people around the world depend upon these coral reefs for their livelihood.
Million-dollar Banksy ʼBalloon Girlʼ artwork self-destructs at auction A painting by thesecretive British artist Banksyshredded itself moments after it was sold at auction for a million British pounds ($1.3 million). The painting was a copy of his famous image "Balloon Girl," which depicts a young girl reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon that has blown away. It originally appeared in London in 2002, and Bansky has since reimagined it for several political causes including in support of Syrian refugees and against the Conservative party in the UKʼs 2017 election. It was voted the
UKʼs best-loved work of art in 2017. This version of Balloon Girl was the final item at Sotheby’s in London on Friday night . After it was sold, onlookers gasped as the bottom of the painting appeared to be sucked into a shredding machine hidden at the bottom of the frame. Ahead of the auction, Sothebyʼs had noted that the ornate frame was "an integral element of the artwork chosen by Bansky himself." The artist posted a video of the incident on Instagram, with the caption "going, going, gone…"
Inger-Maria Mahlke wins 2018 German Book Prize Inger-Maria Mahlke has won the German Book Prizefor 2018 for her novel Archipel, (Archipelago). The novel tells the story of three families on the Canary Island of Tenerife from different social classes in Franco-era Spain. Mahlkeʼs mother is from the Canary Islands. "This is where colonial history and the history of European dictatorships in the 20th century coalesce," the jury said of Archipel. In her book, Mahlke travels backward in time from the present to 1919. "I had to take everything I know about storytelling, about building suspense, conveying information and forget it or turn it upside down," Mahlke said ahead of the prize ceremony. First female recipient in 5 years Archipel was chosen from a shortlist of six books, including Maria Cecilia Barbettaʼs Nachtleuchten (Night Lights), Maxim Billerʼs Sechs Kof‐ fer (Six Suitcases), Nino Haratischwiliʼs Die Katze und der General (The Cat and the General), Susanne Röckelʼs Der Vogelgott (The Bird God) and Stephan Thomeʼs Gott der Barbaren (God of the Barbarians).
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A new exhibition celebrates 100 years of Budapest’s Gellért Hotel A recreated Baroque-style guest room, photos of the building taken during World War II and Communist-era posters reflect the history of Budapest’s most legendary hotel, the Gellért. A new exhibition at the Museum of Commerce & Catering celebrates the centenary of this institution which opened on 24 September 1918. Attached to the hotel is Budapest’s Art Nouveau Gellért Baths, whose outdoor wave pool, also illustrated at the museum, was the first of its kind in the world. Tucked away in the cobblestoned district of Óbuda, the former residence of Hungarian writer Gyula Krúdy is now home to a charming museum. Here, permanent displays include old-fashioned shop interiors illustrating the history of commerce and catering. This same building also hosts relevant seasonal exhibitions, such as the recently opened Gellért 100 to commemorate the centenary of the Gellért Hotel, a splendid Art Nouveau landmark towering above the Buda riverfront. Opened during the turmoil of World War I, during its long history, the Gellért has accommodated the likes of former US president Richard Nixon and the Dalai Lama. They both enjoyed the hotel’s fine facilities that are now brought to life through historic objects and images currently on show at the museum.
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Senegal to become Africaʼs first Olympic host
Senegalʼs President Macky Sall was in Buenos Aires to see IOC members confirm the executive boardʼs preference for his country over the other three candidates. The youth games will be held in three places: Dakar; a new city of Diamniadio, close to the capital; and the coastal resort of Saly. Sall said the government-backed project will build a 50,000-seat Olympic Stadium for the event which will held in May or June, at the end of the dry season, to "greatly reduce the prevalence of tropical diseases," IOC vice president Ugur Erdener told the membership.
Manchester United: Jose Mourinhoʼs players have to stand up - Wayne Rooney
London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title
Joachim Löw defends Nations League after Jürgen Klopp criticism
Promoted London Broncos must have the ambition to win Super League in the future, says head coach Danny Ward. The Broncos will be back in the top flight in 2019 afterbeating Toronto Wolfpack 4-2 in the Million Pound Gameon Sunday. "We need to make it work, have a five-year plan of where we want to be," Ward told BBC Radio London. "Next year is going to be tough but we want a long-term vision to make London the best club in the country." He added: "We donʼt just want to compete in Super League, but win it. We are not there just to survive." Ward, who took charge following the departure of Andrew Henderson at the end of last season, described their victory over the Wolfpack in Canada as "one of the proudest moments" of his career. "What a performance, what a day and what an achievement - I am still on a massive high," he said on their return to England. "To lead the club into the Million Pound Game and win promotion is one of my biggest ever achievements."
The Germany boss says his team relish games against high-profile opponents
After Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp dismissed the Nations League as ʼsenselessʼ, Joachim Löw has leapt to the defense of the new competition. Sports Joachim Löw defends Nations League after Jürgen Klopp criticism After Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp dismissed the Nations League as ʼsenselessʼ, Joachim Löw has leapt to the defense of the new competition. The Germany boss says his team relish games against high-profile opponents. With Germany training in front of 5,000 fans in Berlin on Tuesday, ahead of Nations League trips to the Netherlands and France, Löw sang the praises of UEFAʼs new format. "For us, for me as national coach, the Nations League is a good invention," he said Tuesday in Germanyʼs capi-
tal. "Because we play against top nations, because itʼs for something. It is a competition. That is sometimes preferable to me in this phase than to play against the really small countries." Löw was reacting after Klopp revealed his disdain for the tournament, which he called "the most senseless competition in the world." The additional competition, introduced this year, replaces several friendly games but the fact that games are genuinely competetive further burdens national team players, according to Liverpoolʼs German boss: "We have to begin to think of the players," Klopp said.
Brooks Koepka: US golfer named PGA Tour player of the year Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is an "easy target" and the players "have to do better", says former Old Trafford striker Wayne Rooney. Mourinho has come under pressure after United made their worst start to a league campaign for 29 years. "The players, the manager, it has been a tough start to the season," ex-England forward Rooney said. "I know Jose is getting a load of stick but I said a few weeks ago, the players have to stand up." 6
Brooks Koepka has been named as the PGA Tour player of the year for 2018. The American this year won the US PGA Championship and became the first golfer since 1989 to clinch backto-back US Open titles. Koepka, 28, won the award ahead of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Open champion Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose and Justin Thomas. PGA Tour members who have played in at least 15 FedEx Cup events in the 2017-18
season were eligible to vote. Rumours of an argument between Koepka and world number one Johnson at the Ryder Cup, which were denied at the time, have since been confirmed by US captain Jim Furyk. "Whatever altercation started, or what happened, it was very brief," Furyk said. "Theyʼre like brothers. Brothers may argue, brothers get into it. But theyʼre as close as theyʼve ever been, and it really had no effect on either one of them."