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Police arrest farright ʼvigilantesʼ in Chemnitz Just two weeks after far-right riots rocked the city of Chemnitz, members of a group of self-described "vigilantes" were taken into custody for targeting foreigners in the eastern German city. The group of about 15 men was accused of disturbing the peace and causing bodily harm, prosecutors said on Saturday. The detentions were based on events that took place on Friday after a large far-right rally, in which as many as 3,500 people gathered under the cityʼs iconic monument to Karl Marx and marched through the town center. Read more: Crossing Germanyʼs divide — encounters with far-right protesters According to authorities, the men allegedly set out to harass foreigners in a city park on Friday night. They first targeted a birthday celebration, ordering anyone they deemed did not look German to show their identification papers. The partygoers, who were said to be young people of foreign descent, fled the scene and called the police.

German police arrest Hambach Forest activists German police on Saturday arrested 30 environmentalists protestingplans to destroy Hambach Forestin the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. An Aachen police spokesperson said dozens of people were ordered to leave the area asan operation to clear out protestersentered its fourth day on Sunday. Firefighters had to pump fresh air into a tunnel after at least five activists attempted to defy authorities by hiding out there.

Firefighters said the makeshift tunnel was 5 meters (16.5 feet) beneath the ground.

Read more: Hambach Forest: Battleground for climate action ʼJeopardizes suppliesʼ The area is owned by German energy company RWE. The company wants to clear the forest to mine brown coal, whichit says is necessary to guarantee fuel for coal-powered energy plants.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan joins call for second Brexit referendum His call comes amid a deepening split over the governmentʼs Brexit proposals

One of the opposition Labour Partyʼs senior members, Khan joins a growing list of politicians in favor of a second vote on EU membership.

Almost six months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a second referendum on the countryʼs membership of the bloc.

Writing in the Observer newspaper, Khan said British Prime Minister Theresa Mayʼs government looked "unprepared and out of its depth" in negotiations with Brussels on its future relationship with the EU."This means a public vote on any Brexit deal obtained by the government, or a vote on a ʼno-dealʼ Brexit if one is not secured, alongside the option of staying in the EU," he wrote. He added said the threat to living standards, the economy and jobs was too great for voters not to have a say.ʼNo mandate to gambleʼ "I donʼt believe May has the mandate to gamble so flagrantly with the economy and peopleʼs livelihoods," said Khan, a member of the opposition Labour party who campaigned to remain in the EU head of the June 2016 referendum. Known as the "Peopleʼs Vote,"the second vote idea is gaining traction among some politicians, unions and business leaders who argue that the public should effectively get a say on the final negotiated deal.

Khan has no direct role to play in the Brexit process, but he is a very influential member of the political class.

A great deal of uncertainty remains about whether London and Brussels will be able to agree a new trade and relations deal, or whether Britain will crash out in a chaotic manner. Government infighting Britain is set to leave the EU on March 29, but Mayʼs Brexit plans have still not been accepted andinfighting within her ruling Conservativesis threatening to bring down her leadership. Her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson is rumored to be plotting to oust her.

May admitted in a BBC interview to be broadcast on Monday that she gets "irritated" by the debate over her leadership during the difficult negotiations. Johnson, who resigned in July to protest her plan to keep some close ties to the EU after Brexit, hascompared her strategy to a "suicide vest."

"I have to say that that choice of language is completely inappropriate," May responded in the interview.

Johnson is among many influential Conservative figures who insist Britain should make more of a complete break from the EU than she is advocating.

Germany: Hundreds race up massive Rottweil elevator test tower Although the eyes of the running world were turned toBerlinʼs world record-breaking marathonon Saturday, another feat of stamina also took place in the southwestern German town of Rottweil. Some 700 people signed up to take part in a race up the stairs ofThyssenKruppʼs elevator testing tower. Runners faced the daunting task of dashing up 1,390 steps from the base of the tower to the observation deck — which is located some 232 meters up.

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge breaks world record at Berlin marathon Eliud Kipchoge raised the bar for marathon runners across the globe on Sunday, setting an extraordinary time of 2:01:39 and beating a 2014 world record by compatriot Dennis Kimetto, which was also set in Germanyʼs capital. The 33-year-old Kipchoge, regarded as one of the greatest longdistance runners of his generation, won in Berlin in 2015 and 2017, positing times of 2:04:00 and 2:03:32 respectively. "I lack words to describe this day," said Kipchoge, a former world champion over 5,000 meters who alsowon a gold medal running the marathon for the Brazil Olympic Gamesin 2016 . "I am really grateful, happy to smash the world record."

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German teachers fined for treating wasp sting with heated fork Two teachers at a school in the western German state of Hesse were fined for causing bodily harm with their questionable home remedy for a studentʼs wasp sting.

The incident occurred during a school trip to a youth hostel in the neighboring state of RhinelandPalatinate in May 2017, when a 14-year-old student was stung by a wasp. In response, a 39-year-old male teacher heated the handle of a fork with a lighter and pressed it on the boyʼs hand where heʼd been stung. After a blister formed, another 40-year-old female teacher cut it open and treated the wound with cream. The studentʼs lawyer said that as a result of the sting, the boy had to wear a protective glove for a considerable period of time. The German daily Bild newspaper reported that the boyʼs hand became infected and that he wasnʼt able to attend an internship as a result. A district court in Cochem fined the male teacher €2,700 ($3,160) for causing bodily harm.

The female teacher was also fined €2,500 ($2,900) for both assisting and causing bodily harm to the student.

Cocaine worth €30 million seized in northern France French customs officials discovered the massive haul in a container which arrived from South America to the port of Le Havre. Police say that cocaine trafficking to France reached record levels last year.

Some €30 million ($35 million) worth of cocaine has been confiscated from a container in the northern French port city of Le Havre.

Customs impounded 752 kilograms of the narcotic on Friday, which had arrived on a ship from South America. France 3 TV Normandy cited a customs source as saying the discovery was made during a routine check of containers from abroad. The Agence France-Presse news agency said no arrests have been made yet.

French Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin praised customs officials for their "exceptional" haul. Customs at Le Havre seized 3.5 tons (3,175 kilograms) of cocaine last year, according to an annual police report on trafficking. Read more: German police seize 50,000 LSD tabs in record haul against international drugs ring Record year for trafficking The same figures revealed a new record level of cocaine smuggling to France in 2017 of 17 tons, compared with 8.5 tons a year earlier.

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Dalai Lama admits he knew about Buddhist teachersʼ sexual abuse He was presented with written accounts from 12 alleged victims from Belgium and the Netherlands

The Tibetan spiritual leader told Dutch TV he has known about the historic sex crimes in Europe since the 1990s.

The Dalai Lama, during a four-day visit to the Netherlands, has confirmed he was informed about historic sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers against their followers in Europe. "I already did know these things, [itʼs] nothing new," the Dalai Lama said in response to a question on Dutch public television NOS late on Saturday. "Twentyfive years ago... someone mentioned about a problem of sexual allegations" at a conference for western Buddhist teachers in Dharamshala, a hill town in north-

Syria blames Israel for ʼattack on Damascus airportʼ Israel launched missiles at a target near the Syrian capital of Damascus, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Sunday. "Our air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus international airport and shot down a number of hostile missiles," said a military source cited by Syriaʼs SANA news agency. The UKbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an independent war monitor that relies on a network of onthe-ground sources, said the missiles had targeted an arms depot near the airport,likely used by Iranian forces or the

ern India, he added. Twelve of the victims, who alleged they were abused physically and psychologically by Tibetan Buddhist teachers in the Netherlands and Belgium, had launched a petition asking to meet the 83-year-old during his trip. A group using the hashtag "metooguru" gathered some 1,300 signatures so he could receive their collection of testimonies. "We found refuge in Buddhism with an open mind and heart, until we were raped in its name," the alleged victims said in their petition.

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

History of attacks An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokeswoman said Israel does not comment on reports by foreign media. However,it would not be the first time Israel has targeted assets on Syrian soil. Earlier this month, an Israeli official said the IDF has hit more than 200 Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria.

Pussy Riot activist Pyotr Verzilov arrives in Berlin for treatment Kremlin critic Pyotr Verzilov landed in Berlin late on Saturday to receive medical treatment after suffering an

Germany ready to ʼhelp Iraq back on its feetʼ German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Iraq on Saturday to discuss her countryʼs intention to develop its military assistance program in the country. Von der Leyen said that followingthe "Islamic State" militant groupʼs military defeat in Iraq, it is time to move forward with other endeavors, includingstabilization and reconstruction. "Now it is important to shape and protect the reconstruction of the country under a new mandate," said von der Leyen.

"Germany is ready to continue helping Iraq get back on its feet. That is why I am here." ʼOther forms of engagementʼ In February, von der Leyen saidthe role of the Bundeswehr — Germanyʼs armed forces — needed to evolveto meet the "needs of Iraq." At the time, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Baghdad wanted a "commitment from Germany" for "other forms of engagement," including training and logistics. Since 2014, Germany has provided Iraq withmore than €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in humanitarian and development aid, making the Middle Eastern country one of the largest recipients of German foreign assistance.

unexplained health crisis earlier this week. Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova posted a video appearing to show Verzilov, conscious, inside an ambulance flight. The 30year-old Russian-Canadian had attended a court hearing on Tuesday.

After coming home, he started complaining of losing his ability to see, speak and walk. He grew delirious and eventually lost consciousness on his way to the hospital, according to his girlfriend Veronika Nikulshina, a member of the punk protest group Pussy Riot. Verzilov worked as a producer and spokesman for the anti-government group. In July 2018,he invaded the pitch during the final World Cup gamebetween France and Croatia, alongside three Pussy Riot members.

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EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 The EU is doing away with the twice-yearly clock changes and has given member states until April to decide if they will remain on summer or winter time. But there are fears Europe is heading for timezone chaos.

European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc on Friday announced that the EU will stop the twice-yearly changing of clocks across the continent in October 2019. The practice, which was used as a means to conserve energy during the World Wars as well as the oil crises of the 1970s, became law across the bloc in 1996. All EU countries are required to move forward by an hour on the last Sunday of March and back by an hour on the final Sunday in October. Bulc said EU member states would have until April 2019 to decide whether they would permanently remain on summer or winter time. Bulc said she was counting on member states and the European Parliament to keep pace with the Commissionʼs "ambitious" schedule.

She also noted the need to find consen-

California and BadenWürttemberg form sisterstate relationship The governor of California, Jerry Brown, announced Saturday that his state would join the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg in a sister-state relationship with the goal of strengthening climate protection and economic ties between the two. The sister-state agreement comes at the tail end of a global climate summit, organized by Brown, which attracted thousands of politicians, activists, business leaders and others from around the world. The premier of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, joined Brown at the summit in San Francisco for the signing of the agreement. Previous cooperation on climate change issues led to the sister-state relationship. In 2015, California and BadenWürttemberg, Germanyʼs thirdlargest federal state, launched the Under2 Coalition, an international climate partnership committed to battling global warming.

sus among the member states in order to avoid confusing time jumps. The plan also raises the prospect of neighboring countries ending up an hour apart. "In order to maintain a harmonised approach we are encouraging consultations at national levels to ensure a coordinated approach of all member states," Bulc said. The decision to tackle the issue was prompted after the Commission launched an online survey. Some 4.6 million Europeans answered the survey — three million of those respondents were from Germany — with 80 percent of themvoting to scrap the practice.

Though critics say that is only a small percentage of the blocʼs population, the European Commission argues it is doing what voters expect of it: dealing with big issues.

Dozens dead in Philippines, now Typhoon Mangkhut pummels China

After leaving a trail of destruction through the Philippines, Typhoon Mangkhut was battering China on Sunday, with Hong Kong and Macau bearing the brunt of its force. Hong Kong authorities issued their highest storm signal, No. 10, despite the typhoon weakening slightly as it moved across the South China Sea. Freelance

reporter James Ross told DW that "furiously-high winds, torrential rain, and storm surges are hitting all the coastal areas" of Hong Kong. He said the territory had already seen major flooding in low-lying areas, roads and highways blocked by fallen trees and debris, and damage to buildings with windows smashed by the winds.

Europe-wide Rhine River cleanup draws thousands of volunteers Anke Mielke digs through her orange garbage bag, sifting through numerous plastic bags and other scraps of trash before pulling out the strangest thing sheʼs found so far on the banks of the Rhine River — a pungent pair of jeans. Mielke tells DW that she hopes that by cleaning up the riverbank, others will be reminded to take their rubbish with them next time. "I grew up along the Rhine and I want it to remain beautiful so that others can enjoy it," she says.

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Peru’s vast lithium discovery: A risky economic boon?

An estimated 2.5 million tons of lithium carbonate have been discovered deep in Peruʼs southern region of Puno, near the border with Bolivia and Lake Titicaca. Canadian mining company Plateau Energy Metals Inc. made the announcement last month, saying it marked the first discovery of hard-rock lithium deposits in South America and could become one of the largest mines in the world. The finding was located in a prehistoric lake in northern Puno, where a large deposit of uranium was also discovered. It would be groundbreaking for Peru, but it would also pose a host of challenges, from the geopolitical and economic to the social and environmental. High demand for lithium The news has raised expectations, given that a growing demand for batteries has tripled the price of lithium carbonate in the past three years, with a current value of $12,500 (€10,750) per ton. Executives from Plateau Energy Metals have estimated that Peruʼs exports of the highly lucrative mineral could yield $500 million per year, beginning in 2021. "There are a lot of expectations, but also distrust within the local and regional populations over the impacts that the project could have. Peru is facing a complicated political moment as it searches for government stability, but it is also at an economically challenging time," Narda Henriquez, sociologist at the Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), told DW.

Turkish lira hits record low as US sanctions bite The Turkish lira fell to a rate of 5.1 against the dollar in early Friday trading, breaking the symbolic resistance threshold of 5 for the first time. The currency has lost 4 percent against the dollar over the last week and is down about 36 percent this year, according to FactSet. The lira plummeted in late July after the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) left interest rates unchanged as inflation continued to rise, with one analyst likening buying the currency to "catching a falling knife." The sense of doom was compounded on August 1 when the US imposed selective sanctions on Turkey over the detainment of an American pastor. "Crucially, the geopolitical risks are now much higher following the decision by the US to impose sanctions on two Turkish ministers. Frankly, we do not know what level of real policy rate would compensate for this increase in risk premium," Inan Demir, an analyst at Nomura, told DW. 4

Amazon chief to launch philanthropic fund Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, has committed $2 billion to support schools in low-income areas and help homeless families.

This only months after the company resisted a similar effort by the city of Seattle.

Jeff Bezos, Amazonʼs founder and currently the worldʼs richest person, announced on Thursday that he will give $2 billion (€1.7 billion) to a new philanthropic effort called the Bezos Day One Fund, the name a nod to his management philosophy that organizations must view every day with the fervor of a new start. According to a post on Bezosʼ Twitter account, the fund will "focus on two areas: funding existing non-profits that help homeless families, and creating a network of new, non-profit, tier-one

Australian retailer Colesʼ green optics blackened in plastic bag farce With social media awash in condemnation, Australiaʼs second largest grocery chain Coles on Thursday said its plastic shopping bags would be free to shoppers until August 29.

Coles has been handing out reusable plastic bags to most of its customers since July 1, when it introduced a ban on single-use plastic bags.

It had told customers they would be charged 15 Australian cents (€.09, $.11) for the reusable bags as of July 8 and then shifted that deadline to August 1 before the latest flip flop.

"I appreciate this transition phase is taking longer than anticipated, but it is absolutely the right thing to do by our customers," Coles Managing Director John Durkan said in a statement to staff, adding that change in habit had proven to be "big and difficult" for customers.

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Chinaʼs stock market falls to third place Chinaʼs stock market has been overtaken as the worldʼs second biggest by Japan, having been hit this year by the threat of anevergrowing trade war with Americaand slowing economic growth.

Data from Bloomberg News in intra-day trading on Friday showed the value of equities in mainland China had slipped behind those of their tiny neighbor for the first time since China took its coveted second place spot in 2014. Recently there has been a string of data indicating that Chinese economic growth in general is slowing, while Beijing has embarked on a drive to cut a worryingly large debt mountain as well as reduce pollution. Fridayʼs figures showed Chinese stocks were worth $6.09 trillion (€5.26 trillion), compared with $6.17 trillion in Japan. The US market by comparison is worth $31 trillion and as of Thursday$1 trillion of that belonged to Applealone.

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preschools in low-income communities." Read more: Is the Amazon effect behind low inflation? Bezos hinted earlier this year that he would take on a new major philanthropic project after asking his Twitter followers for ideas on how to give away his fortune. While he has financially supported cancer research and scholarships for immigrants, among other causes, Bezos has primarily devoted his fortune to his Blue Origin space exploration company and buying The Washington Post.

UK chief banker warns of postBrexit housing market collapse

Bank of England chief Mark Carney has warned a hard Brexit may mean a UK housing price collapse.

The usual Brexiteers were united in disparagement, but his words carry weight on the 10th anniversary of the last crash.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Thursday reportedly warned UK ministers that the impact of a nodeal (or ʼhardʼ) Brexit could be as bad as the 2008 financial crisis, with house prices falling by up to 35 percent over three years in a worst case scenario. As the UK prepares to leave the EU next March such an exit would lead to higher unemployment, a fall in the pound, drive up inflation and in turn interest rates and many homeowners could be left in negative equity, The Fi‐ nancial Times reported Carney as saying.

Read more: Plotting Conservatives reject Theresa Mayʼs Brexit plan "Our job is to prepare for the worst, not hope for the best," Carney wrote in an opinion piece on Friday for The Daily Mail.

"By identifying the risks and coming forward with solutions, the bank is working hard every day to get our financial system in shape for Brexit, whatever form it takes."

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Lower your risk with sleep and wholegrains Diabetes:

In 2017, over 450 million people globally had diabetes. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help prevent Type 2 diabetes. Two newly released reports reveal how you can lower your risk of developing the disease.

In a study involving mice, researchers at Toho University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan discovered that losing only one night — or six hours — of sleep increases the risk of developingType 2 diabetes. The group of sleep-deprived mice had much higher blood sugar levels, and the production of triglycerides in the liver also increased. Triglycerides are fats associated with insulin resistance, a hall-

mark of diabetes. Read more: Myths and facts about diabetes Additionally, sleep deprivation led to changes in liver enzymes that are responsible for regulating the liverʼs metabolism. The researchersʼ resultsshow that sleep deprivation is definitely a risk factor for diabetes. A good sleep routine is therefore important for preventing diabetes in people with an already increased risk.

The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remainsʼ in Dortmund shows bandʼs artistic evolution Pink Floyd formed during a time of upheaval in the 1960s. Now theyʼre the focus of an exhibition at the Dortmunder U. DW found out how their album covers were made and what they have to do with a French chemistry book.

"The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains" is set to open this weekend at the Dortmunder U center for arts, after a run in London in Rome. Back in 2017 when the exhibition opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, DW spoke with Victoria Broackes, senior curator, and Aubrey "Po" Powell, creative director for Pink Floyd. Together with his partner, the late Storm Thorgerson, Powell founded the creative team Hipgnosis in 1968, designing many of Pink Floydʼs legendary album covers.

Itʼs a journey across some 50 years, more or less. The beginning to the end is quite a lot of years to cover. We start in psychedelic London in the swinging ʼ60s and the impact that the music from London and the UK was having on the rest of the world. And Pink Floyd really presented this sort of very arty edge of it.

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ʼOldest known drawingʼ a hashtag found in South Africa News ʼOldest known drawingʼ a hashtag found in South Africa The sketch was drawn on a tiny piece of rock some 73,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers in South Africa. The abstract design has a vague resemblance to a popular symbol of the internet age — the hashtag. Scientists have found a tiny fragment of rock marked with intersecting lines of red ocher pigment some 73,000 years ago. The discovery is the oldestknown example of drawing by humans, the scientists said. It predates the previous oldest-known drawings by at least 30,000 years. The abstract design, vaguely resembling a hashtag, was found in Blombos Cave on the southern coast of South Africa. It was

drawn by hunter-gatherers who periodically dwelled in the cave overlooking the Indian Ocean. The find points to the existence of modern cognitive abilities in our species, Homo sapiens, during the Middle Stone Age, the researchers said. ʼHesitant to call it artʼ "The abrupt termination of all lines on the fragment edges indicates that the pattern originally extended over a larger surface. The pattern was probably more complex and structured in its entirety than in this truncated form," said archaeologist Christopher Henshilwood of the University of Bergen in Norway and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, who led the research published in thejournal Nature.

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Events Horizon: what’s happening in Budapest – August 2018

Festivals, cool concerts, cultural events and amazing parties – Budapest is always buzzing. Every month, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital, so you can plan ahead.

In August, the Sziget Festival, WAMP Design Fair and fantastic fireworks are all among the many exciting events you shouldn’t miss.

Whether you would like to shake it to the coolest beats, immerse yourself in culture or give in to guilty pleasures, we present a bunch of events for the upcoming weeks. Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer! A38 Concerts WAMP Design Fair Rigoletto Liberty Bridge Picnics Jason Derulo Sziget Festival Festival of Folk Arts CityMatiné Saint Stephen’s Day The Budapest Short International Film Festival A38 Concerts WAMP Design Fair Rigoletto Liberty Bridge Picnics Jason Derulo Sziget Festival Festival of Folk Arts CityMatiné Saint Stephen’s Day The Budapest Short International Film Festival

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Saul ʼCaneloʼ Alvarez beats Gennady Golovkin on points to take WBC and WBA middleweight titles

Saul ʼCaneloʼ Alvarez claimed the WBC and WBA world middleweight titles by inflicting a first career defeat on Gennady Golovkin with a gripping points win in their Las Vegas rematch. The Mexican claimed a frenetic final round on two of the three scorecards which was critical in preventing a repeat of the draw both men shared 364 days earlier at the same T-Mobile Arena venue. It gave him a narrow a 114-114 115-113 115-113 majority decision to edge a contest in which both men were cut and where each showed why they are among the finest practitioners in the sport.

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.

Hamilton keeps his cool in Singapore to open daylight in title race Formula One:

Lewis Hamilton produced a fine drive under the lights in Singapore to move 40 points clear in the championship. The Mercedes driver finished clear of Max Verstappen, while Sebastian Vettel was off the pace in third.

Lewis Hamilton held off the challenge of Max Verstappen to win the Singapore Grand Prix and take a huge stride towards a fifth championship title. Hamilton,who secured pole with a stunning lap on Saturday, was cool in the face of a late surge by Verstappenʼs Red Bull, clinching his fourth win at the Singapore night race to move 40 points of his title rival Sebastian Vettel, who endured a frustrating race and was

only able to finish third. Ferrariʼs decision to pit Vettel on the 15th lap and put him on the ultrasoft tyres was a tactical call that backfired, and left him unable to drag himself into contention, despite having started second on the grid. With six races to go, Hamilton is now the red-hot favorite to add to his tally of titles, but he described the race in Singapore, where the humidity was pushing 70 percent, as the "longest of my life".

Ronaldo joined Juventus for £99.2m in the summer

Ronnie OʼSullivan beats Barry Hawkins to retain Shanghai Masters Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season. The forward, goalless in his first three games since his summer move from Real Madrid, tapped in from inside the six-yard box shortly after half-time. The 33-yearold then finished off a rapid counterattack by shooting into the bottom corner after 65 minutes. Sassuolo pulled one back in added time via Khouma Babacar but Juve held on.

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Five-time world champion Ronnie OʼSullivan successfully defended his Shanghai Masters title with an 11-9 win over Barry Hawkins in the final.

The 42-year-old world number three was playing his first event since asecond-round World Championship lossin April. Having beaten Kyren Wilson 10-6 to reach the final, he was 6-4 down to Hawkins, who made two early centuries. But OʼSullivan sealed the tournament, which is no longer a ranking event, for a third time with a break of 122. Hawkins, who came

from 9-7 down to beat local favourite Ding Junhui in the final frame of their semi-final, began with a 125 in the opening frame and added a 132 to build a two-frame cushion at the interval. However, OʼSullivan, who lost to Ali Carter in Sheffield, produced breaks of 64, 61, 56 and 113 to capture the first four frames of the second session. He won six out of seven frames to move 10-7 ahead but as the frames became increasingly scrappy, fellow Englishman Hawkins, the world number seven, fought back again and reduced the deficit to one with a run of 74.