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Siemens to hike Russia investment despite Crimea scandal A scandal that saw several power plant turbines sold by German industrial giant Siemens to Russia in 2015 and 2016 but delivered to the Russian­annexed Crimean peninsula, violating EU sanctions, was an "individual" error, Siemens CEO Jo Käser told DW on Saturday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Käser said the firmʼs numerous Russian partners should not be tarred with the same brush. "One should not interpret ... the failure of an individual in this turbine story as the collective guilt of the others," he said. Siemens said that the turbines were ordered and delivered for a pow­ er plant project in Taman in southern Russia. But they were then transferred to Crimea by Siemens’ Russian customer OAO VO TechnoPromExport and installed in new gas­fired power plants in a breach of the sales contract.

Could France take the lead in Europeʼs nuclear security?

Behind closed doors, down a long, winding hallway at the Bayerische Hof hotel — home to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) — conversations are taking place that are too complex for the public stage. Or perhaps too delicate. One such conversation is "the future of nuclear deterrence in Europe." Read more:Munich Security Conference 2019 — who can save the liberal world order? Those present for the talks said they focused on thedemise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treatyand Russiaʼs announced intentionto restart the developmentof medium-range rockets. "Things could get worse than they already are," one participant in the closed-door meeting told DW, referring to the New START treaty between the US and Russia which covers strategic nuclear weapons and is set to expire in 2021.

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US ex­cardinal McCarrick defrocked by Vatican over sex abuse cases Pope Francis has called the expulsion

The Vatican has defrocked the ex-archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, over numerous charges of sex abuse.

The Vatican says the former archbishop of Washington,Theodore McCarrick,has been dismissed from the priesthood after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of soliciting sex from adults and minors. McCarrick is the highest­profile figure in the Catholic Church to be defrocked in modern times. According to a Vatican statement, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith found McCarrick guilty of "solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession, and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and with adults, with the aggravating factor of the abuse of power." Defrocking is the most severe ecclesiastical punishment for a priest, meaning among other things that he is no longer allowed to hold Mass. McCarrick could, however, also still face civil suits in the US. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops said the decision was a "clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated." Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the bishopsʼ conference, said in a statement on Saturday: "No bishop, no matter how influential, is above the law of the Church." The Conference also appealed to other victims: "If you have suffered sexual abuse at the

hands of someone within the Catholic Church, I urge you to contact local law enforcement and your local diocese or eparchy," the statement continued. "Victims Assistance Coordinators are available to help. We are committed to healing and reconciliation." McCarrick, 88, was a leading figure in the Catholic Church in the US. He was ordained as a priest in 1958, served as the archbishop of Washington from 2001 to 2006 and was made a cardinal in 2001. He resigned in 2018 in the wake of numerous sexual abuse charges. The allegations of sexual misconduct against him going back decades were made public last year. Pope Francis was also embroiled in the ensuing scandal, butaccusations by a former Vatican ambassadorthat the pontiff had covered up McCarrickʼs crimes have not been backed up by evidence so far. The defrocking comes just days before Francis is due to host a summit on preventing child abuse within the church, which has been severely shaken in recent years as numerous cases of sexual abuse committed by clergy have come to light in several countries.

Munich Security Conference 2019: Who can save the liberal world order?

This yearʼsMunich Security Conferenceis weighed down by a leaden fear: What will happen if the "liberal world order" fails? Though he is not here, the rambunctious specter of POTUS haunts the narrow gold­lit corridors of Munichʼs Bayerische Hof hotel. As US President Donald Trump pulls his country out of hard-won multilateral agreements and painstakingly eked­out treaties, before upending decades of carefully calibrated diplomatic norms with a late-night tweet, the comfortable decorum of the MSC has become fraught. That became obvious during the conferenceʼs main program on Friday, when NATO Secretary­General Jens Stoltenberg grew increasingly exasperated as he batted away different versions of the same question: Do you really still think that Trumpbelieves in NATO?

Israeli Film ʼSynonymsʼ wins 2019 Berlinale Golden Bear award Nadav Lapidʼs quasi-autobiographical quest for identity on the silver screen takes the Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2019. Meanwhile, "So Long, My Son" by Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai won two Silver Bear awards. The Golden Bear, the top award at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), went to the Israeli­French­German co-production "Synonyms" by Israeli director Nadav Lapid. The fast­paced film follows an ex­Israeli soldier who rejects his nationality as he moves to France to start a new life and find his true identity.

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European Court of Justice rules Polish arrest warrants can be halted The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against extraditing suspects to Poland on Wednesday if there are "serious and fact-based grounds" to believe the suspect would not receive a fair trial. The ruling concernsa Polish man in Irelandwho claims recent justice reforms in Poland harmed his chances of being treated fairly.

The man is suspected of drug trade. In recent years, Polandʼs ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has been working to place courts under a tighter control of the executive branch. Among other steps, the parliament now has power to choose members of the National Council of the Judiciary whose job is to oversee judicial impartiality.

More recently, the lawmakers changed retirement age for the Supreme Court judges, which critics believe was aimed at ousting the most experienced judges and stacking the body with government supporters. The Supreme Court and its chief Malgorzata Gersdorf are opposing the move.

Geely the car industryʼs rising ʼprofitability starʼ Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the CAR Center Automotive Research at Germanyʼs Duisburg­Essen University called Chinese auto manufacturer Geely "the profitability star of the worldʼs car industry." A fresh study by the center points out that on average, a Geely car costs just €9,529 ($10,942), but the companysecures a 14.4 percent profit from revenues before tax and interest.

Dudenhöffer says thatʼs a lot more than, say, the profit margins of foreign rivals BMW, Toyota or PSAOpel. The worldʼs largest carmaker, Wolfsburg­based Volkswagen, logs a profit margin of only 8.2 percent, the survey says. Geely is part of the Zhejiang Geely Holding,which also owns Volvo Cars, London EVTaxi and Lotus.The holding has also acquired a 10 percent stake in Daimler. According to the CAR researchers, Geelyʼs rapid rise is based on its successful compact car platform, which it developed together with Sweden­based Volvo. "What Ferdinand Piëch managed to implement at VW from 1993 with the help of his platform strategyis in a way being copied now by Geelyʼs main shareholder and founder, Li Shufu," said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, adding that the Chinese were becoming major players in the global auto market.

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Wolf attacks on livestock rise in Germany Some are calling for the predators to have their protection status lowered

Mexican journalist shot dead at restaurant Sergio Martinez Gonzalez, the editor of a local news outlet in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, was shot dead Wednesday morning, the latest victim in Mexicoʼs wave of journalist murders. Martinez, who owned and ran the publication Enfoque, had just dropped off his daughters at school and was breakfasting with his wife at a local restaurant when two people on a motorcycle stopped in front of the couple and opened fire, local media reported. Martinezʼs wife survived the attack, and was receiving medical attention, Mexican newspaper El Uni‐ versal said. The Chiapas attorney generalʼs office announced on Twitter that it was investigating the murder.

Wolves carried out almost 500 attacks on livestock across Germany in 2017, according to fresh data.

The number of wolf attacks on livestock in Germany is growing, with more than 1,667 sheep and other farm animals killed, injured or going missing in 2017. Germanyʼs federal documentation center, DBBW, said attacks on livestock by wolves increased by some 66 percent in 2017 compared with the year before, with 472 cases registered. Most of the farm animals killed were sheep, which are a favorite prey of wolves when the opportunity presents itself. The report concludes that the only way to alleviate the problem was "to com-

Confusion over missing Saudi journalist in Turkey who ʼvanishedʼ from consulate Turkish and Saudi officials have given conflicting reports on the whereabouts of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khashoggi, a regular contributor to The Washington Post, has been a fierce critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and has criticized Saudi Arabiaʼs policies toward Qatar and Canada,the war in Yemen and a crackdown on dissent, the media and activists.

p prehensively protect sheep and goats in areas where wolves live."

The way farm animals are kept "must be adapted to cope with the renewed presence of wolves," the report said. "In areas where the wolf has survived down to the present day, herds are watched over by shepherds and dogs as they always have been, and are kept in pens overnight." It said that most attacks occurred where wolves were looking for new territory and farmers had not yet put in place appropriate protective measures.

Khashoggiʼs personal website bore a banner saying, "Jamal has been arrested at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul!" without elaborating. A Saudi official denied that Khashoggi had been detained inside the consulate.

"Mr. Khashoggi visited the consulate to request paperwork related to his marital status and exited shortly thereafter," the official said. "He is neither in the consulate nor in Saudi custody."

Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday urged Interior Minister Wais Ahmad

Barmak, Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami, and intelligence chief Masoum Stanekzai to stay in their posts, the Afghan government said.

The three officials submitted resignation letters on Saturday, citing policy differences and a spate of deadly attacks. "President Ghani did not approve their resignations... and gave them the necessary instructions to improve the security situation," a statement from the presidential palace said. The offers to step down followed the resignation of Ghaniʼs national security adviser and close ally, Hanif Atmar, on Friday. Atmar, one of the countryʼs most powerful politicians, has been replaced by former ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib.

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German discountersʼ banana tactics irk Ecuador Ecuador is the worldʼs largest exporter of bananas. The fruit plays just as big a role as oil for the countryʼs economy and its fight against poverty. Some German discounters seem to care little about that.

According to online portal worldstopexports.com, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for the highest dollar value worth of banana exports in 2017 via shipments, totaling $7.2 billion (€6.4 billion) in sales. Figures for 2018 full­year sales are not yet available. Ecuador stood out as the worldʼs largest banana exporter,accounting for $3 billion of overall sales, or 24.6 percent of global sales.

The South American nation has long

Worried about Brexit, Brits stockpile food, supplies

Nick Thomas, a 25-year­old hazardous waste operator from Cornwall, is insistent that Brexit will be fine. Probably. "If ʼno dealʼ goes badly, thereʼll be rioting on the streets and looting, national uproar.

If people canʼt eat, theyʼll rise up and fight. But I canʼt see it happening — thatʼs a very worst case scenario," he said. Thomas, who voted to leave the EU because of the adverse effects of the common fisheries policy on his local area, is not ruling out the possibility of things going awry. He has stocked up with a substantial amount of dried goods – rice and pasta, primarily — as well as tinned beans and vegetables.

"The main thing is the food supply chain," he said. "A couple of friends of mine have done the same as me and bought some big bags of rice and pasta, some long­life tins of food. But weʼre all of the same opinion that thereʼs nothing really to worry about."

g been out to organize a front of all producing countries in the region to stop German supermarket chain Aldi from exerting unfair pressure on local farmers through its aggressive pricing policy. Germanyʼs TAZ newspaper reported a week ago that not only Aldi, but also its domestic rivals Netto and Edeka had been selling bananas for under €1 per kilogram, thus making farmers in Ecuador and elsewhere in Latin America suffer.

Spain orders Franco family to transfer dictatorʼs remains

Luis Alfonso de Borbon, great-grandson of Francisco Franco, is leading opposition to the Spanish governmentʼs attempt to movethe remains of the Spanish dictatorto a "discreet" place.

On Friday, the Spanish government told Francoʼs family it has 15 days to remove his remains from the opulent mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen. But Borbon, a pretender to the de-

funct French throne, has refused to move the late Spanish dictatorʼs remains, leading a media campaign called "Donʼt touch the valley."

"When you attack Franco, you attack my family, over half of Spain, the monarch and the Church, which protected him," said de Borbon in an October interview with daily Spanish newspaper La Razon.

German WW1 grenade found in potato shipment A police bomb squad was called to the Calbee snacks factory in eastern Hong Kong after staff there found a hand grenade from the First World War inside a crate of French potatoes, police said. Officers moved cars and piled sandbags around the 1­kilogram (2.2­pound) device before safely destroying it. "The grenade was in an unstable condition because it has been previously discharged but failed to detonate," Superintendent Wilfred Wong Ho-hon told reporters.

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Germany attempts ʼface­ savingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North.

The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists.

Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil­rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs then­foreign minister.

During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al­Hariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful." In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

Merger between TMobile and Sprint on the line The $26.5 billion (€23 billion) merger,announced last April, would combine the United Statesʼ third and fourth largest wireless companies, creating a new firm the size of sector rivals Verizon andAT&T. It would also reduce the number of major carriers in the US from four to three. T­Mobileʼs German parent,Deutsche Telekom would take 42 percent of the new entity and Japanʼs SoftBank, owner of Sprint, 27 percent, with the rest held by the public. The combined company, to be called T-Mobile, would have 127 million customers.

But the deal must get the green light from US federal regulators.

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Germany minimum wage remains one of lowest in region At €9.19, the minimum wage in Germany remains among the lowest in western Europe, according to a report. Despite an increase earlier this year, the wage floor continues to sit far below median income levels.

Although minimum wages have grown across the EU, Germany ranks among the lowest for western European countries,a report on Thursday revealed. Produced by the HansBöckler Foundation’s Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), the report showed that Germany came in second last place at €9.19 ($10.36) per hour — even after a 35-cent increase earlier this year. It was defeated only by the UK, where the minimum wage of £7.83 now equates to €8.85, albeit partly as a result of the pound weakening since

No Kalashnikov breakthrough in unveils new China­US trade electric car talks Kalashnikov,a company

Chinaʼs Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it had held "constructive meetings" with US officialsafter talks resumed between the countries over their ongoing trade spat. Nonetheless, with no major breakthrough yet in sight, the resumption of talks did not prevent an additional $16 billion (€13.83 billion) of tariffs being levied by the US and China on each otherʼs goods, starting from Thursday. Read more: US-China trade spat: Clash of the titans, part 2 Talks took place on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at defusing the escalating conflict, which has now seen both countries slap $50 billion in tariffs on the otherʼs products, with more expected to follow.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the officials on both sides have vowed to "keep in contact" in the future.

High­tech will suffer, says ChinaMeanwhile, a prominent Chinese state planner said on Friday that US tariffs onhigh­tech Chinese technology would have an impact on the tech sectors in both countries.

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moreknown for its AK­47 machine gunsthan its electric vehicles, unveiled its new electric car on Thursday.

The powder­blue prototype, dubbed the CV­1, was unveiled by the Russian arms maker at a defense expo outside of Moscow. Kalashnikov Concern told Russian media that the technology within its "electric supercar" will rival that of Elon Muskʼs Tesla. "This technology will allow us to stand in line with the worldʼs electric car manufacturers, like Tesla, and compete with them," a spokesperson told Sputnik. According to the company, the vehicle can travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) on a single charge. The carʼs retro look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s, the "Izh­Kombi," Kalashnikov said in a statement on its website.

The CV­1ʼs light blue color, large grill, retro door handles and boxy frame have received mixed reviews from Russians. On social media, some described the car as "cyberpunk" while others referred to it as the "Izh-Zombie."

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p g thereferendum vote to leave the EU. Although wages in Germany were higher than many southern and eastern European states, workers were still vulnerable to poverty. The minimum wage, which would equate to around €1,146 per month after taxes and social contributions,barely stood above the poverty line and only made up around 48 percent of the national median income. In comparison, countries like Turkey offered a minimum wage of almost 74 percent of median national income. In Portugal, the figure is 61 percent.

EU looks to add Saudi Arabia to ʼdirty­moneyʼ blacklist

The EUʼs dirty-money blacklist should be widened to include Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Panama, the European Commission has urged.

The proposal still hinges on approval by the European Parliament and EU member states.

European Commissioner for Justice Vera Jourova urged the 28-member bloc Wednesday to expand its blacklist from 16 to 23 territories, warning that banking sector risk could "spread like wildfire" when it came tomoney­launderingby organized criminals and terror­financing. "Europe is open for business, but Europe is not naive," added Jourova, who is originally from the Czech Republic.

Read more:EU backs whistleblower protection Inclusion on the blacklist does not trigger EU sanctions, but it does oblige banks in Europe to apply tighter checks on clientsʼ transactions under criteria designed to avoid "systemic impact on the integrity of the EU financial system."

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Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2: Mission to explore universeʼs origins Hayabusa 2 is supposed to land on an asteroid and collect rocks and dust to take back home to Earth

Erwin Blumenfeld: Fashion photographyʼs surrealist innovator An imaginative visionary who claimed to have "smuggled art" into his body of work, photographer Erwin Blumenfeld often embraced mischief when he produced his images. His friendship with Dadaists impacted how he experimented with photography and his life experiences, which took the German­Jewish photographer from his Berlin birthplace to a failed business in Amsterdam to internment camps in France and eventu­ ally to the United States, also fed into the dark visual subtitles of his images.

While in Europe, Blumenfeld shot in black and white, but itʼs his kaleidoscopic photography that forms the subject of a new exhibition at Foam in Amsterdam: "Erwin Blumenfeld in Color — His New York Years."

Landing on a moving object in outer space is not an easy feat, but researchers have high hopes for the results.

The big moment has come for Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2. On February 22, the "Falcon 2" is supposed to touch down on asteroid Ryugu. "The landing point is decided and how weʼre going to land is confirmed, so we want to do our best to achieve this without making mistakes," Yuichi Tsuda, project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), told reporters. Itʼll be far from the first time that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is examining this space rock. Hayabusa 2 had blasted off in December 2014

on a 3.2 billion­kilometer journey (equivalent to roughly 80,000 trips around the Earthʼs circumference) to Ryugu, whis named after a mythical Japanese under­water castle. The probe carried severallanders that touched down on the asteroidin 2018 and collected information.

Among them: the"Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout" (MASCOT)landing vehicle, built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the French space agency CNES, that took images, investigated minerals, gauged surface temperatures and measured magnetic fields on the asteroid.

ʼBorn in Evinʼ: Processing the trauma of the Iranian Revolution One day, the story just slips out of her auntʼs mouth: Maryam Zaree did not come into this world in a normal hospital; instead, she was born in captivity in 1983. The aunt said she was horrified when she realized that the girl wasnʼt aware of that. She thought Zareeʼs parents had long explained to the 12-year­old that she was born in Evin, one of Iranʼs most notorious prisons for political prisoners. But this was not the case. And even after the revelation, there were no further conversations to discuss

and process this part of the family history. Baby behind bars The story begins when Zareeʼs parents meet in Iran. They listen to John Lennon, read Karl Marx and are against the ruling shah and Iranʼs monarchy. But with the Iranian Revolution of 1979, one strong man is replaced by another and they are declared enemies of the new religious regime under Ayatollah Khomeini. In 1983, Zareeʼs parents are arrested and Maryam Zaree along with them — as a baby in her motherʼs belly.

Sting to return to Budapest for summer 2019

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Renovated Museum of Fine Arts to Open on 31 October AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST WILL OPEN ON 31 OCTOBER. NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC

Sting is head over heels for Budapest. After a successful free show with Shaggy a month ago on Heroes’ Square, the former Police frontman has just announced another Budapest concert for next summer. On 2 July, the Grammywinning singer brings his My Songs tour to the Papp László Aréna, where he will be taking the stage with his own band. From “Englishman In New York” to “Every Breath You Take”, the set should include Sting’s biggest hits.

Tickets are on sale now.

Thanks to the largest­scale and most comprehensive reconstruction project in the museum’s history, the museum building has been renewed, and, returning to the collection’s first concept, the museum’s permanent exhibitions will also be rearranged. Besides the new permanent exhibitions, the revamped museum will welcome visitors with a chamber exhibition titled Leonardo & the Budapest Horse and Rider. The museum reconstruction, implemented within the framework of the Liget Budapest Project, included the restoration of the Romanesque Hall, which sustained severe damage in World War II and since then had been only partially renovated and used as a storage area, along with the modernisation of the building’s obsolete heating system, the installation of air conditioning in some of the exhibition halls, the renewal of a large part of the roof structure, as well as the addition of new exhibition spaces, visitor areas and modern storage facilities.

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David Beckham: New Salford City co­owner watches non­league match against Dover Athletic

Fans of non­league Salford City were joined by former England captain David Beckham when he turned up to watch their home game against Dover Athletic.

Saturdayʼs match was the first time he had attended one of the clubʼs games sincebecoming co­owner last month.

Beckham took a 10% stake, joining former Manchester United teammates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary and Phil Neville as co­owners. With son Romeo, he saw Salford lose 3­1 to Dover in the National League.

Bellshill wins in race reduced to four runners

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 ice­cold effort tosnatch a point against arch­rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a 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.

Novak Djokovic through in Australian Open after beating Daniil Medvedev Novak Djokovic is bidding to win the Australian Open for a seventh time

World number one Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarter­finals for the first time since 2016 with a hard­fought win over Daniil Medvedev.

The 31-year­old Serb earned a 6-4 6­7 (5­7) 6­2 6­3 victory over the 15th seed in Melbourne. Djokovic was not at his fluent best, but outlasted Medvedev to win in three hours and 15 minutes. Russiaʼs Medvedev, 22, grew frustrated as he paid the price for only taking two of nine break points. Medvedevʼs resistance continued until the end, saving two match points before Djokovic took the third with a wonderful cross­court winner. Six-time

champion Djokovic will play Kei Nishikori in the last eight after theJapanese eighth seed beat Spainʼs Pablo Carreno Bustain controversial circumstances in a five­hour match decided by a super tie­break. Anoth­ er triumph for the top seed at Melbourne Park will see him move ahead of Australian great Roy Emerson and Roger Federer, who was knocked out by Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday, in terms of all­time victories.

Emiliano Sala: Cardiff footballerʼs funeral taking place Bellshill won the Irish Gold Cup by a short head at Leopardstown on Sunday, with the field reduced to just four runners because of the conditions.

Favourite Road to Respect was edged into second place as Ruby Walsh guided the Willie Mullins-trained Bellshill to an impressive victory.

"We had few runners but we had the quality runners," said Mullins. Six of the 10 runners were withdrawn because of unsuitable ground, including Mullinsʼ Al Boum Photo. Meanwhile, English­trained La Bague Au Roi won the Flogas Novice Chase from Kaiser Black and Hardline.

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Mourners are paying their final respects to Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala in his native Argentina.

The 28-year­old died when the plane he was in with pilot David Ibbotson crashed in the English Channel en route from Nantes to Cardiff on 21 January. A wake is being held at the club Sala played for as a youth in his hometown of Progreso before the funeral starts later on Saturday. Among those in attendance isCardiff City manager Neil Warnock. "I would like to find a responsible person...someone who says to me: ʼthis happenedʼ; but, well, it seems this was just an ac-

j cident," said Salaʼs aunt Mirta Taffarel. Sala was killed when a singleengine light aircraft, flown by pilot Mr Ibbotson, crashed near Alderney just two days afterhe became Cardiff Cityʼs record transfer. His body,which was recovered from the wreckage following a privately­funded search last week, was repatriated to Argentina on Friday. It was then driven from Buenos Aires to the Sante Fe province, where Sala grew up. Emiliano Sala ­ born in Argentina, made in FranceWho owned the plane Sala died in?Agent reveals Sala flight text messages