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Holocaust law: Poland, Israel reconcile in German media Poland and Israel have used full-page ads in German newspapers, including the conservative daily Frankfurter All‐ gemeine Zeitung, to praise their countriesʼ ties and comment on Polandʼs controversial Holocaust law. The socalled "joint declaration" begins by stating that "for 30 years, relations between our countries and peoples have been built on a solid foundation of trust and understanding" and goes on the say both nations are united by a "deep, long-lasting friendship" marked by "mutual respect for the identity and historical sensitivity of our tragic past." The ad was published in the name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki.

US ambassador Grenell offers German car bosses tariff solution The US ambassador to Germany reportedly told German car executives on Wednesday that Washington would agreeto solve an auto trade dispute with Brussels if both the European Union and the United Statesabolished their tariffs on each otherʼs cars. German business daily Handelsblatt reported that the chief executives of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche; BMW, Harald Krüger; and Volkswagen, Herbert Diess "liked" the offer described by US Ambassador Richard Grenell during the secret meeting at the US embassy, citing anonymous sources who were present. US President Donald Trump has complained about he describes as a "big imbalance" in US-EU auto trade and threatened to impose a 20percent tariff on all EU-assembled cars in June.

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Turkey transfers some powers to President Erdogan The amendments mean the president is now the head of state and head of government

Turkey has made changes to 74 articles in its constitution, giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. Turkey on Wednesday issued a decree that transfers some powers to the president, as the country moves to an executive presidential system following President Tayyip Erdoganʼs win inlast monthʼs presidential and parliamentary elections. The decree, issued in the governmentʼs official gazette, makes changes to laws dating from 1924 to 2017, removes references to the prime minister — whose office has been abolished — and replaces them with "president." Read more: The impact of Turkeyʼs election: Erdoganʼs sweeping new powers The changes mean the president canform and regulate ministries and remove civil servants without parliamentary approvalappoint four members of the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), the parliament can appoint sevendraft the budget and decide on security policiesdeclare a state of emergency for up to six months (such as the one that has been in effect for roughly two years) without cabinet approvaldissolve parliament, but this would trigger early presidential elections When the changes will come into effect: The changes in the latest decree will take effect when Erdogan takes the oath of office, which is ex-

pected to happen in parliament on July 8 or 9. The new presidential system: In aconstitutional referendum in April 2017, a slim majority of Turkish voters approved the presidential system. The constitutional change allowed the winner of the 2018 presidential election to assume full control of the government. Term limits: The president is limited to two five-year presidential terms, but if the parliament calls early elections during the second term the president may run for a third term. Erdoganʼs rise to power: Erdogan served as prime minister of Turkey, formerly the countryʼs most powerful post, from 2003 until 2014. Plans to alter the system to place Turkeyʼs meaningful political power in his new role were already in motion before his job swap in 2014; before the April 2017 referendum, the presidential role was largely ceremonial. Erdogan was reelected president in snap presidential elections in June 2018, having called them more than a year ahead of schedule. That was the final hurdle to implementing his desired reforms, opposition candidates had pledged to repeal some or all of them if they had won.

Polish Supreme Courtʼs top judge defies judicial reforms Polandʼs Supreme Court chief justice went to work on Wednesday, in defiance of a new retirement age law passed by the right-wing government as part of a series of judicial reforms. Several thousand people greeted Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf as she made her way into the Supreme Court building in Warsaw. Thousands had gathered there the night before to protest the Law and Justice (PiS) partyʼs reform, which came into effect at midnight. The reform lowers the retirement age for judges from 70 to 65. Of the courtʼs 76 judges, 27 are affected by the new law, and the reform could effectively cut short their six-year terms and allow the government to stack the body in its favor.

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UN votes to blame Israel for excessive force against Palestinians in Gaza The UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian protesters in Gaza. A US attempt to blame Hamas failed to pass. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a sweeping majority a resolution condemning Israel for killing Palestinians in Gaza and rejected a US attempt to pin the blame on Hamas. The resolution put forward by Algeria, Turkey and the Palestinians secured 120 votes in the 193-member assembly, with 8 votes against and 45 abstentions. The resolution came in response to a similar resolution beingvetoed by the United Statesin the 15-member UN Security Council earlier this month. The resolution deplores Israelʼs use of "excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force" against Palestinians, particularly in Gaza. Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Togo and the Solomon Islands joined the United States and Israel in voting against the resolution. Germany abstained.

Italy threatens to scupper EUCanada free trade deal

The new government in Rome is walking in the footsteps of Donald Trumpʼs trade protectionism, as it has threatened to torpedo the CETA trade agreement because it doesnʼt protect Italyʼs farmers and their products. Italyʼs new agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio said on Thursday that the government wouldnʼt ratify theComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada— the EUʼs first major free trade deal since 2011. In an interview with Italyʼs daily La Stampa, Centinaio said CETA didnʼt ensure sufficient protection for the countryʼs speciality foods. "We will not ratify the free trade treaty with Canada because it protects only a small part of our PDO [Protected Designation of Origin] and PGI [Protected Geographical Indication] products," Centinaio told the newspaper. "Doubts over this agreement are shared by many of my European colleagues," he added. The treaty did enter in force on a provisional basis in September 2017, doing away with tariffs on a large number of goods and widening access to Canadian beef in Europe and EU cheese and wine in Canada. 2

Is Viktor Orban the EUʼs hardline hero or villain? His uncompromising asylum policy has made him a favorite

One of German Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs most vocal critics, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is coming to Berlin to talk refugees. His uncompromising asylum policy has made him a favorite of German conservatives. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is no fan of refugees and not one to mince words. In September 2015, he declared: "European politicians, who spark migrantsʼ hopes of finding a better life in Europe, encouraging them to leave everything behind and risk their lives to come here, are irresponsible. If Europe does not return to the path of reason, it will go under." Orban made this statement at the height of the

Boy on cruise ship racks up €12,000 roaming bill A German family received an unwelcome surprise after returning home from a family cruise to Norway. The son had used just under a half a gigabyte worth of data while at sea, and was billed more than €12,000 as a result. A German family is seeking legal counsel after they arrived back home from a family holiday, only to find a phone bill totaling more than €12,000 (around $14,000). The family had taken a short cruise from the northernGerman city of Kielto the Norwegian capital of Oslo. It was during that trip that the 12-year-old son decided to unwind and watch some videos on his phone. The catch: He was connected to the cruise shipʼs ownphone network, which connects to the internet via satellite. While anyone can join the network, it is generally only in-

Germanyʼs corporate battle of the sexes Why are women so hugely underrepresented in senior positions in German business? Are they being prevented from getting ahead in Europeʼs powerhouse? Or do they have themselves to blame? It is a scene that seems unremarkable at first. A woman walks into a meeting at a multinational company in Germany. She is asked by one of the men at the table to pour the coffee. The problem is she is not the caterer. She is one of the executives about to take part in the meeting with clients. This anecdote is told by consultant Philine Erfurt Sandhu who wasbrought in by the company to try to improve gender balance. Sandhu says the above incident is not a one-off. She hears such stories "regularly." t is an example of what Sandhu calls the "Thomas Syndrome." The idea that the typical senior manager in Germany is a 53year-old white male called "Thomas" who would rather recruit a clone of himself than a woman.

refugee crisis. He was the first European leaderto close his countryʼs border with barbed wire— to prevent new arrivals from getting in. That step solidified Orbanʼs reputation as a hardliner. Few of his compatriots were surprised by theirleaderʼs tough stance. Orban, who cofounded and presently leads Hungaryʼs national-conservative Fidesz party, has been serving as the countryʼs prime minister since 2010. tended to be used by the shipʼs crew to communicate with other vessels. In fact, German mobile phone networks can demand as much as €30 per megabyte of data downloaded through a satellite connection.The EUʼs abolition of roaming chargesdoes not apply at sea.

Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism The Indonesian government and Greenpeace have partnered with Islamic organizations to promote plastic waste reduction. Can including religion make environmental campaigns more effective? Indonesiaʼs top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian

Ulema Council (MUI), together with Greenpeace and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment are cooperating on an awareness campaign during Ramadan to solve the problem of plastic waste in Indonesia. Together, they have a mission to promote the use of reusable bags to cut plastic bag use in Indonesia. The Indonesian government and clerics from the countryʼs largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah are seeking to influence the consumer behavior of the groupsʼ combined 100 million followers. NU and Muhamadiyah, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment, announced the Plastic Waste Reduction Movement in Jakarta on June 6. According to Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, the waste management director at the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the amount of plastic garbage in Indonesia is continuing to increase significantly.

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Researchers create hybrid northern white rhino embryos

Berlin zoologists have succeeded in producing living rhinoceros embryos from stored sperm of the northern white rhinoceros. The breakthrough nourishes hope of bringing the nearly extinct species back to life. When Sudan, the last northern white rhino bull, died in Kenya in March 2018, that left alive only two females of the subspecies once common in Central and East Africa. Both are descendants of Sudan and live in Kenya, and were considered infertile. But now, new hope is emerging that extinction of the species can still be prevented. A team led by veterinarian Thomas Hildebrandt from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin has succeeded in creating living embryos in the labo-

German police set up fake traffic accident to test how many will stop German police set up a fake road accident on national road safety day to test the response of passing traffic, they said on Wednesday. Police in Oberhavel, in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, teamed up with a local media agency to stage a fake car accident complete with two victims. They wanted to see how many people would stop to help the two young ladies who were still in the vehicle. The actresses and the car itself were smeared in blood to make it seem more realistic. Seven hidden cameras were trained on the scene as police hid further up the road and pulled over cars that didnʼt stop to help. Police did not inform duped drivers who had stopped that it was fake until they were well into the process of helping. One helper even ended up in tears, according to thepress release. One couple pulled over, called the 112 emergency number, and were comforting the young actresses, according to local newspaper Märkische Allgemeine.

ratory from frozen sperm of the northern white rhinoceros and egg cells from the southern white rhinoceros. Itʼs the most closely related subspecies, with more than 20,000 southern rhinos living in the wild. Poaching has driven the northern white rhino to the brink of extinction. Although such hybrid embryos are not pure northern white rhinoceros, the researchers were able to show for the first time that the creation of such embryos is possible. The researchers succeeded in the experiment about 20 times.

Germanyʼs Angela Merkel strikes conciliatory note on migrants in Bundestag speech

Budgetary debates in the Bundestag are always occasions for the German government to offer general justifications for its policies — and the opposition to take potshots at same. But the atmosphere in the German parliament was particularly contentious on Wednesday aftera disagreement over migrant policythreatened for days to split Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs coalition and bring down the government. Merkelʼs speech was thus an

opportunity for her to show that her grip on the reins of power remained firm. The chancellor touted theagreements she brokered last week at the European Council meeting in Brussels, saying that they bridged the varying, and often conflicting, interests of the EU concerning migration. "How we deal with the migrant question will decide whether Europe continues to exist in the future," Merkel said.

South Sudan foes Salva Kiir and Riek Machar sign ʼpermanentʼ ceasefire South Sudanʼs President Salva Kiir and his nemesis and former Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday that they have reached a "permanent" peace deal. Although the two have announced similar truces before, this ceasefire is set to take effect within three days and is giving people hope that this may finally end the countryʼsbrutal civil conflict. "This day was expected by our people in South Sudan and it has now come," Kiir said after he signed the agreement.

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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, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multi‐ national corporations 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 greeting, 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 multi‐ national corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis."

Retailers Tesco, Carrefour to forge purchasing alliance European retail giants Tesco and Carrefour have announced a plan to form a joint purchasing alliance. The move is to increase their leverage with suppliers in a fiercely competitive supermarket sector.

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?!"

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Franceʼs Carrefour and Britainʼs Tesco on Monday announced plans to form a global,long-term purchasing alliance in a bid to drastically reduce costs. The cooperation will be formerly agreed in the next two months, with the financial terms of the accord not yet disclosed. The two supermarket retailers said the planned alliance would cover the strategic relations with global suppliers in areas such as marketing services and data collection as well as the joint pur-

chasing of own-brand products. "This alliance is a major agreement as it combines the purchasing expertise of two world leaders, complementary in their geographies, with common strategies," Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard said in a statement. Tesco is the UKʼs biggest supermarket with annual sales of 51 billion pounds ($67.2 billion, €57.7 billion). It has been rebuiltafter a 2014 accounting scandal that accelerated a sharp downturn in trading.

Malaysia says seized items in ex-premier probe valued at €234 million

Malaysia charges ex-PM Najib Razak with criminal breach of trust in 1MDB scandal

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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Malaysian prosecutors raised corruption charges against former head of government Najib Razak on Wednesday, claiming the politician accepted millions of dollars in bribes. Najib is the first ex-prime minister to be charged in court in Malaysian history. Read more:Malaysia arrests exPrime Minister Najib Razak over 1MDB corruption Prosecutors accused Najib of taking $10.4 million (€8.91 million) in bribes.The alleged bribe came from an energy company that had been set up as a a subsidiary of 1MDB.Najib faces three accounts of breach of trust and one of abusing power, each of them punishable by a prison term of up to 20 years.The former prime minister pleaded not guilty to all charges.A judge set bail to $250,000 for the politicianʼs release.

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The challenges of parodying CSU politician Horst Seehofer Krebs gave DW a special birthday impression of Seehofer

Cinematic gems screen at Munich Film Festival For most film festival attendees, the event is a celebration of cinema. You can watch films that havenʼt yet landed in conventional movie theaters, by directors who might not even make it to the box office. Rarely is this a sign of film quality; if more than half of all movie screens in the average German city show three or four American blockbusters, there is simply not enough room left for films from Italy or China, Argentina or Australia. Film festivals have filled these gaps for years. Munich is one of the film festivalsto fill this vacuum, as it relies on films from countries whose cinematic works are otherwise hard to find in everyday program life. An example of this is the Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel, to whom this yearʼs retrospective in Munich is dedicated. Martel, one of the most important filmmakers in South America, was present in Munich to personally present her work.

Kedveskrém Balassi Bálint utca Seehoferʼs style makes him an easy target for satirists, yet impersonator Wolfgang Krebs finds the politicianʼs hardline stance challenges his own sense of humor. Comedian Wolfgang Krebs is relieved. Following a last-ditch government compromise over migration policy, Horst Seehofer remains Germanyʼs Interior Minister, the coalition didnʼt collapse — and Krebs will not have to completely have to rewrite his current cabaret show. (In Germany, "Kabarett" is a comedy genre that specifically refers to onstage satirical revues of political and social topics.) In his act, the Bavarian cabaret artist impersonates the main characters involved in the latest political dispute: Bavarian Premier

Markus Söder, Interior Minister and CSU leader Horst Seehofer, as well as Chancellor Angela Merkel. He has studied how they move, imitates their voices and dresses up just like them. The quarrel between the governmentʼs sister parties, Merkelʼs Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), on Germanyʼs refugee policy made Krebs feel nervous over the last few days. He watched debates on news channels until late in night, especially those between Seehofer and Merkel.

Beyoncé and Jay-Zʼs ʼApes**tʼ video inspires new Louvre tour Beyoncé and Jay-Zʼs video for the song "Apes**t," from the Cartersʼ surprise joint album Everything is Love, has been watched over 57 million times on Youtube since its release in June. Now the Louvre museum, where the video was shot, features a new tour of the 17 paintings and sculptures seen in the six-minute clip, from the monumental white Greek marble Nike of Samothrace

to Marie Benoistʼs Portrait of a Negress. The video is a definite celebration of the coupleʼs own power, with Beyoncé singing "I canʼt believe we made it," while she and Jay-Z pose as icons of pop culture in front of some of the worldʼs most famous classical works of art. The Carters are reportedly worth more than $1 billion, according to CNN.

The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours.

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From capers to yuzu – Budapest’s best gin and tonics A G&T is always a good idea. It’s a drink with a long and interesting history: alcohol flavoured with spices and juniper berries was first created in the Low Countries and conquered today’s Holland and Belgium. In the 1700s, the English took a shine to it and there were times when gin consumption in London was out of control. Prohibited in the past, gin is an indispensable part of modern bar culture today. Gin is best mingled with tonic, but more spices and a sprinkle of magic make it it the perfect summer drink. See where to find the best G&Ts in Budapest. Barside BeefBar Budapest Bestia GoodSpirit Whisky & Cocktail Bar Impostor & Baotiful St. Andrea Wine & Skybar St. Andrea goes hand in hand with premium wines and top-notch gastronomy, but here we focus on its bar culture. In the repertoire of the Wine & Skybar on Vörösmarty tér, the cocktails, premium drinks and the best wines and champagnes share equally importance. You might be offered a mixed drink first blessed with a touch of Kaiken malbec wine before it is poured into a big glass, augmented with ice then drowned in BCN gin and Peter Spanton lemongrass tonic. The whole concoction is made complete with some rosemary in the end. The colour is pretty pink and the flavour divine.

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Caroline Wozniacki beaten by Ekaterina Makarova

Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki became the biggest name to exit the Wimbledon womenʼs singles as she lost in the second round. The 27-year-old, seeded second, was beaten 6-4 1-6 7-5 by Russian world number 35 Ekaterina Makarova. The Daneʼs defeat means five of the top eight womenʼs seeds have exited the competition before the third round. Wozniacki, who won at Eastbourne last week, has never been past the fourth round in 12 visits to SW19.

Wimbledon: Federer and Williams show age is nothing but a number

Even though it was just the second round, Roger Federer looked as good as he ever has on the grass of Wimbledon. The 36-year-old made quick work of Lukas Lacko, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 in a match that saw the Swiss make only 11 errors. In just 90 minutes, Federer won 35 consecutive points on serve. The Swiss completed 75 percent of his first serve and has now won 26 consecutive sets at Wimbledon following on from his win last year. Despite having won 20 Grand Slams, the 36-year-oldʼs desire to win remains evident. Opting out of the grueling clay court section of the season has proved a smart move as the Swiss looks fresher on his favored grass surface. 6

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 frontrunner, 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.

Team Skyʼs unprecedented release of data reveals how British rider won Giro dʼItalia Chris Froome:

Team Sky have taken the unprecedented step of releasing a cache of data to BBC Sport detailing Chris Froomeʼs diet, power output and heart-rate from the Britonʼs victory in Mayʼs Giro dʼItalia. On Monday, ananti-doping case against Froome was droppedby the UCI, cyclingʼs world governing body, following an investigation after more than the allowed level of legal asthma drug salbutamol was found in his urine during his Vuelta a Espana triumph in September 2017. "Iʼm happy to share data to back up some of the performances

we have done out on the roads," four-time Tour de France champion Froome told BBC Sport. Team Sky told the BBC that Froome used salbutamol during the Giro to manage his asthma. He neither applied for nor used any therapeutic use exemptions (TUE). Salbutamol, used through an inhaler, does not require a TUE.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid considering £88m Juventus bid Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 33-year-old Portugal forward is Realʼs all-time top scorer with 451 goals. However his age, and Realʼs need to reshape a squad that finished 17 points behind La Liga champions Barcelona last season, has encouraged the Italian champions to make their move. Ronaldo won his fifth Champions League title with Madrid in May. Since that victory over Liverpool in

Kiev, Real boss Zinedine Zidane has left the club and been replaced by former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui. The five-time Ballon dʼOr winnerʼs future has been the subject of intense debate over the past few years, and his relationship with Real president Florentino Perez has also been questioned. Any move would eclipse Juventusʼ record transfer fee of 90m euros (£79m), which they paid for Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain in 2016. It would also be more than the £80m Real paid Manchester United for Ronaldo in 2009.