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Is new Pakistani PM Khan backtracking on Chinaʼs economic corridor?

Pakistanʼs army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Beijing on a three-day official visit on Sunday, days after a Pakistani minister raised concerns aboutChinaʼs $57-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistanʼs minister for commerce, industry and investment in Prime Minister Imran Khanʼs government, last week suggested that all CPEC projects could be suspended until a review is completed. "I think we should put everything on hold for a year, so we can get our act together," Dawood told the Financial Times in an interview. "Perhaps we can stretch CPEC out over another five years or so." Dawood also criticized the previous government headed by Nawaz Sharif, who is now incarcerated on corruption allegations, for granting China "too favorable" terms on many projects.

Germany: Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing released An Iraqi man detained over a fatal stabbing of a German man in the eastern German city of Chemnitz has been released after a court hearing. The 22-year-old was detained along with another immigrant on suspicion of stabbing to death the 35-year-old German man in Chemnitz last month. The killing of Daniel H. triggered large antiimmigrant protests and counterprotests in the eastern German city.

The lawyer for the suspect, Ulrich Dost-Roxin, said the prosecutors could not find any evidence linking his client to the stabbing and that witnesses had not been able to identify him. Dost-Roxin said he was considering taking legal action against those responsible for the unjustified arrest. His client spent three weeks in detention as the potential case against him was investigated. The district court, however, refused to lift the arrest warrant against a second suspect, a 23-yearold Syrian man, who has also been taken into custody in the case.

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Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbanʼs special relationship But the ties between the two are both deeper and more complicated

Russiaʼs Vladimir Putin and Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban are to meet on Tuesday. They both are nationalistic strongmen with a dislike for western liberalism.

"To be considered a good European, you have to disparage Putin like he is the devil," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the Italian La Republicain January 2018. According to Orban, who boasts a close relationship with the Russian president, the EU officials depict Vladimir Putin "with hooves and horns," and ignore the fact that he "rules a great and ancient empire." "In the past, we Hungarians have suffered a lot under Russia," he told the paper. "Nevertheless, it needs to be recognized that Putin has made his country great again and that Russia is once again a player on the world stage." The same EU officials who dislike Putin are usually less than thrilled by Orban himself. Since returning to power in 2010, the Hungarian strongman hastransformed his country in a way reminiscent of Russia, claiming control of all major media outlets and forming a clique of loyal oligarchs around his conservative Fidesz party. Internationally, Orban has strongly criticized EU sanctions against Russia, but stopped short of vetoing them in Brussels. Even more jarringly for the EU diplomats, Or-

ban repeatedly broke Russiaʼs diplomatic isolationby welcoming Putin in Budapestafter the 2014 annexation of Crimea. And yet, despite these friendly signals towards Moscow, Hungary has stayed a committed member of NATO and even joined a UK-led diplomatic offensive by expelling Russian embassy officials in the wake of the Sergei Skripal poisoning. On opposite sides This discrepancy might stem from the fact that Putin and Orban, despite their similarities, started their careers from the opposite sides of fence during the Cold War. While Putin worked for the KGB in Germanyʼs Dresden, Orban was a student dissident who made his name by demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops in a fiery 1989 speech in Budapest. Orban helped found the Fidesz party during his time at the university, backed by George Soros, the same Hungarian-American billionaire who the party came to portray as their main ideological opponentdecades later. In 1989, Orban received a scholarship from the Soros foundation to spend six months at the Oxford University.

New hope for millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan?

On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a plan to offer citizenship to Afghan and Bangladeshi refugees who were born in Pakistan.

Khan told local media that Pakistan would will give passports and IDs to Afghans whose children have been raised in Pakistan and who were born there. "We will also give them citizenship," said Khan. If Khanʼs statement is translated to policy, around 1.5 million Afghans living in Pakistan would be granted Pakistani citizenship, Afghan minister of Refugees and Repatriations, Sayed Balkhi, told DW. According government estimates, around 2.7 million Afghans live in Pakistan. Most of these refugees fled their country after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Since then, they have opened businesses, raised families and bought property in their new home, Pakistan. "I came to Pakistan 40 years ago with only six family members. Now my family has grown to 55 people," Malik Matiullah, a Peshawar-based Afghan refugee, told DW. "At least 49 of us could become Pakistani citizens," he added.

EU launches probe into alleged emissions collusion

by German automakers The European Commission said on Tuesday that a probe will look into whether the German automakersBMW,Daimler, Volkswagen and VW units Audi and Porsche agreed not to compete with each otherin developing and introducing technology to lower pollution from gasoline and diesel passenger cars.

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IMF bailouts — roads to stability or recipes for disaster?

Following the ravages caused by World War II, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was originally established to allow countries with payment deficits to borrow money temporarily and repay their debt to others. The hope was that this would create financial stability, foster global cooperation, facilitate trade and growth, as well as reduce poverty. Now, more than 74 years later, the debate about the methods used by the IMF to achieve its goals continues to thrive. Proponents of IMF bailout programs claim that the liquidity provided and the reforms demanded are preventing more extreme financial hardship. But the opponents argue that their ingredients make troubled countries more dependent on IMF aid and their populations poorer. Allan Meltzer, a renowned economist at Carnegie Mellon University, who died last year, once said: "IMFʼs programs drive a large wedge between the social risk — the risk borne by the troubled country — and the private risk borne by bankers."

Munitions depot blast kills several in South Africa At least eight people were killed during an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town in South Africa on Monday, authorities said. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blast at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot at around 1300GMT. RDM said in a statement that an explosion occurred at one of its buildings, but it could not confirm whether there were any injuries or fatalities. However, Cape Town fire official Theo Layne said eight people died, as reported by the African News Agency. "I can confirm that eight people are dead," said Layne, adding that the cause of the blast was not known. The agency, which is based in South Africa, said a number of people were missing and firefighters were at the scene working to extinguish the blaze. Rheinmetall Denel Munition is a munitions manufacturer jointly owned by Germanyʼs Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, a subsidiary of the larger Rheinmetall weapons manufacturer, and South Africaʼs state-owned arms maker Denel. RDM, which has its headquarters in Munich, manufactures and supplies selected munitions and explosive-related products for armed and police forces in South Africa, as well as countries in Asia, the Middle East, South America 2

Letʼs just call it by its name — a winnable trade war The global trade regime may be on the brink of big change

The tariff tiff between China and the US has reached levels unimaginable a year ago. But China is running out of ammunition and the global trade regime may be on the brink of big change.

When Washington announced 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion (€42.7 billion) of Chinese goods earlier this year, China did the same in retaliation. Now, the United States has put another set of tariff duties on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goodsand on Tuesday China said it was forced to announce counter measures. All together, around half of Chinaʼs exports to the United States are now hit by these punitive duties. We are talking about the worldʼs two biggest economies; if this is not a trade war, what is? Yet tariff-wise things can

Turkish central bank to act on record inflation Official data from Turkey showed Monday that the countryʼs year-onyear inflation rate stood at 17.9 percent in August. Inflation is now at its highest level since September 2003, the year Recep Tayyip Erdogan first took power as prime minister. Ratings agencies and analystshad long called on the central bank to raise interest rates, but in July the lender kept them at 17.75 percent despite all warnings.

While central banks typically try to dampen sharply rising consumer prices with interest rate hikes, Erdogan — now Turkeyʼs president — has opposed higher rates claiming they could cause even higher inflation. Decision in two weeks But the central bank said Monday that "recent developments regarding the inflation outlookindicated significant risks to price

only go so far. Though the Chinese have reduced their dependency on cheap exports, they still export more to the US than they buy. This puts defined limits on how much the Chinese can retaliate, but there are many other ways to cause disarray — from putting future cooperation on North Koreaon hold to more naval intervention in the South China Sea. China also holds over a trillion dollars in US treasury bonds and, as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and can veto any resolution. stability, pledging it would take action. "Our monetary stance will be adjusted at the September Monetary Policy Committee Meeting in view of the latest developments," the lender said of its forthcoming meeting on September 13. Also on Monday, Erdogan denounced the dollar as an obstacle to global trade. "Weʼreproposing to trade in our own currency rather than the US dollar," he told a summit in Kyrgyzstan.

Fire risks were known, says Brazil National Museum employee The flames finally went out at Brazilʼs National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, afterthe loss of most of its more than 20 million artifacts. As Brazilian police used tear gas and pepper spray to keep back angry crowds surrounding the ruins and

Bavarian SPD ʼstealsʼ CSU campaign slogan website The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria was scrambling to contain the damage on Wednesday after the partyʼs main slogan was set up online by the opposition Social Democrats (SPD). Bavarian Premier Markus Söder of the CSU is campaigning with the message "Söder machtʼs" or "Söder gets it done." The slogan is printed in bold capital letters on billboards showing Söder smiling in traditional dress. But the website with that same name — soeder-machts.de — isnʼt from the CSU at all. Söder and his campaign team apparently failed to secure the domain name — an oversight that didnʼt go unnoticed by the center-left SPD. They not only bought the website, they also beat the CSU to creating Söder machtʼs Facebook and Twitter accounts.

trying to force their way in, officials from the museum said that the dangers had been well known. Vice Director Luiz Fernando Dias Duarte told Brazilian TV that the risk of fire was so present in museum employeesʼ minds that they would unplug everything in their offices every day, and that they had recently been given training from firefighters on how to handle an emergency. Duarte said that the damage to the collection was extensive, saying highly heat-resistant meteorites were among the few items to survive. The blaze, the cause of which remains unknown, began on Sunday evening and destroyed the museumʼs collections of art and artifacts dating all the way back to ancient Egypt, including the oldest human skull ever found in the western hemisphere. The museum also housed a comprehensive collection on Brazilian history, from Portuguese colonization in the 1500s until independence in the 1800s.

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Berlin doctors say Russian Pussy Riot activist may have been poisoned Doctors treating Pyotr Verzilov in Berlin said it was likely he was poisoned, adding there was no other explanation for his symptoms. He had drawn international attention with his protest during the football World Cup. The symptoms presented by Pyotr Verzilov, an activist with ties to Russian protest group Pussy Riot, indicate that he was likely poisoned, doctors at Berlinʼs Charite Hospital told reporters on Tuesday. "The impression and the findings that we now have, as well as those provided by colleagues from Moscow, suggest that it was highly plausible that it was a case of poisoning," said Kai-Uwe Eckardt, one of the leading doctors at the hospital. Doctors in Berlin still havenʼt been able to determine ex-

Alexander Zakharchenko: The latest Ukrainian rebel leader to face an abrupt death Rebels in Ukraine are still reeling from the assassination of the head of the self-proclaimed"Donetsk Peopleʼs Republic," Alexander Zakharchenko, who waskilled by a bomb blast on August 31while sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Donetsk. The entityʼs "finance minister" and a youth leader were injured in the attack. The rebels say they captured "Ukrainian operatives" after the bombing.

However, 42-year-old Zakharchenko is only the latest in a line of rebel commanders who have died in dramatic ways. Another Donetsk leader, Vladimir Makovich, briefly served as the "vice speaker" of the rebel assembly in 2014 before fading into the background of the rebel administration. He died in 2017, with the official cause of death being a brain tumor. He was 54 years old.

actly what substance was responsible for the poisoning, but said that the toxin caused disruptions to Verzilovʼs nervous system. The hospitalʼs chairman, Dr. Karl Max Einhäupl, said that it did not appear that Verzilov was suffering from a long-term illness or that he had a drug problem. Einhäupl added that 30-year-old RussianCanadianʼs "health condition was improving from day to day and he is no longer in life-threatening danger." He will continue to receive intensive care.

Philippines police chief shows affinity for Rodrigo Duterteʼs drug war

The police station in Ozamiz is a hive of activity. In the entrance hall, police officers walk briskly past reception, documents clutched under their arms, as a steady stream of town folk enter the modest two-story building to register a complaint or seek help. Inmates are crammed into a squalid holding cell beyond the bars of a metal door at the far end of the foyer. On the roof, an elite SWAT team inhabits tightly

packed bunkbeds, shielded from the elements only by a sheet of corrugated iron above their heads. Amid the hustle and bustle, Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido would almost go unnoticed, were it not for his outsized reputation and the respect he is treated with by police and visitors alike. A diminutive, jovial man, Espenido is softly spoken and quick to flash a smile that gives him an almost child-like appearance.

Zimbabweans hope for economic recovery ahead of court ruling on election outcome As the Constitutional Court of Zimbabweprepares to rule on the oppositionʼs legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwaʼs election victory, Zimbabweans are hoping that whoever is given the mandate to govern will be able to turn the countryʼs ailing economy around. A decade after hyperinflation peaked in Zimbabwe at a rate of up to 500 billion percent, the economy still struggles to fund basic public services, while unemployment and emigration remains rife.

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Shark in a sweater: Sergio Marchionneʼs legacy at Fiat Chrysler It was an unusually macabre tribute to his importance at the helm of one of the worldʼs largest automakers: Shares of Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari dropped in Monday trading, after it was disclosed over the weekend that CEO Sergio Marchionne was stepping down immediatelyfor health reasons. Chrysler has had its share of impressive bosses over the years — among them its founder Walter P. Chrysler and the charismatic Lee Iacocca — as did Fiat with Gianni Agnelli, but few were as hard working as 66-year-old Marchionne, who joined the Italian company in 2004.

He bet big and most of his gambles paid off.

But Marchionne was not only head of this industrial behemoth, he also separately led spinoffs Ferrariand CNH Industrial, a maker of busses and industrial trucks and equipment — all three of which are controlled through the Agnelli familyʼs holding company, Exor.

His sudden departure could expose a lack of younger talent within the company.

At the very least, itʼs a lesson in not putting all of your companies in the hands of one — albeit very talented — manager.

"He taught us to think differently and to have the courage to change, often in unconventional ways, always acting with a sense of responsibility for the companies and their people," said John Elkann, grandson of Gianni Agnelli and head of Exor, in a statement .

Trafi app shows the fastest way from A to B Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog.

It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network.

Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network.

Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog.

It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network. Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen

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Argentina: Ex-President Cristina Fernandez indicted for corruption Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is facing new corruption charges, with a judge asking for her arrest. She is alleged to have headed an illegal group that collected bribes in exchange for public contracts.

Argentinaʼs former President Cristina Fernandez has been indicted on corruption charges and a federal judge has requested that her immunity be lifted. On Monday, Judge Claudio Bonadio accused Fernandez of "being the boss of an illegal association" and running a corruption network between 2003 and 2015. The period covers her two terms as president as well as that of her late husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner. Fernandez is a senator and has immunity from arrest but

Berlin real estate sales reach record €18 billion in 2017 In 2017, buyers spent a recordbreaking sum on Berlin real estate, although fewer and smaller apartments were sold, according to a report published on Monday. The annual report from the appraisal board for real estate values in Berlin found that the growing population of the German capital as well as the rising number of singles seeking apartmentshas boosted demand in the real estate market. What the report found: All of the houses, apartments and plots of land that sold in Berlin last year totaled €18.2 billion ($21.2 billion), breaking the previous record set in 2015.Despite the high sum, the number of properties purchased was lower than in 2016, underscoring the rarity and high expense of Berlin real estate.Purchasing prices for apartments rose by 13 percent.More than 25,000 apartments were sold in the city last year for an average price of €3,626 per square meter.The most expensive apartment sold in 2017 cost €8.5 million and was located close to the popular shopping boulevard Kurfürstendamm (Kuʼdamm).

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Chinese retail titan JD.com muscles in on German market

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, an online retail giant with more than 300 million active users, intends on opening an office in Germany in 2018 with a view to establishing itself in Europe, according to its chief executive. In an interview with German business daily Handels‐ blatt, Richard Liu, who heads the Fortune 500 company, made it clear that JD.com has established a clear European plan, based initially around the German market.

"I traveled to Berlin to achieve two goals," he told the newspaper during a business trip to the German capital.

"I want to expand the business.

Iʼm no longer just interested in selling products from Germany to China, I also want to sell products in Europe."

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not prosecution. It is unlikely Congress would lift her immunity. The corruption scandal emerged in August when the newspaper La Nacion published detailed notebooks from the chauffeur of Fernandezʼs former planning minister detailing a multimillion dollar kickback scheme between officials and businesses for public works contracts. The so-called "notebooks case" has implicated dozens of former government officials and business leaders.

European Central Bank unveils new €100 and €200 banknotes

The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled the new €100 and €200 notes to the public at its headquarters in Frankfurt on Monday. Like other bills in thesecond-generation "Europa" series, introduced in 2013, the new banknotes will include different holograms in a silver strip and an "emerald number" showing the denomination. The new bills have also been updated to include thelatest anti-counterfeiting features, including an improved "satellite" hologram of small euro symbols, while also being reduced in size to match the height of the €50 bill. That means notes will only be distinguishable by their length, with the longer ones bearing a higher value.

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Can Uganda bring back rhinos poached to extinction?

In Uganda, there are no rhinos left in the wild

In Uganda, there are no rhinos left in the wild. But one conservation organization is using a special breeding project to reintroduce the endangered animals to the country where they once roamed free.

Project goal: Breeding a population of rhinos to be introduced to the wild in 11 well-protected national parks.

It could take 20-30 years to reach that goal. Project size: 70 square kilometers (27 square miles) in Ugandaʼs northeast in an area protected by NGO Rhino Fund Uganda.

Seventy wildlife rangers work in the park. Project partner: The local community is being integrated into the project. Farmers may use the Rhino Fundʼs land to graze their cattle. The NGO also built a primary school on its land. Augsburg Zoo in Germany supports the project. Rhinos are a highly threatened species.

Prized for their horn, which is made

from keratin and is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, theyʼre a prime target for poachers. In Uganda, they were once abundant, but the last of the animals fell victim to illegal hunters in the 1980s. Rhino Fund Uganda,a nongovernmental conservation organization, is trying to revive the species in the East African nation by breeding rhinos brought in from other countries. Day and night, the rangers watch over the animals, while the local community profits from the income generated by their presence.

Rhinos attract a lot of visitors. Can the NGO help make the animal a common sight in Uganda again?

Emmy Awards 2018: ʼGame of Thronesʼ takes home top drama prize The fantasy series"Game of Thrones"took home televisionʼs top honor on Monday night, winning the best drama category at the 70th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

HBOʼs mega hit took home a total of nine awards, the most out of all other nominated shows. Amazonʼs sitcom about an unhappy housewife who performs standup comedy, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," took home both the crown for best comedy series, the best comedy actress for Rachel Brosnahan, as well as best supporting actress in a comedy for Alex Borstein. It

was the first time an online streaming service won the top award in the comedy category, with the show winning a total of eight awards throughout the night. Claire Foy from Netflixʼs "The Crown" and Matthew Rhys of "The Americans" won the top awards for best drama acting. In a landmark win, "RuPaulʼs Drag Race" took home the award for best reality competition.

The show, which sees drag queens compete to become "Americaʼs next drag superstar," has garnered widespread praise for highlighting LGBT stories and drag culture.

Anti-Nazi hashtag campaign tries to correct eastern Germanyʼs far-right image A new social media campaign is aiming to redress the perception that eastern Germany is in the grip of far-right populists and neo-Nazis. The blogger Stefan Krabbes has started "the other East" hashtag, which has been taken up enthusiastically. Eastern Germany is divided these days, but if thereʼs one thing that unites people who join far-right demos and those who march against them, itʼs the conviction that the region has been misrepresented in the media. Reporters who travelled to Chemnitz orKöthento coverthe countless demosthat took place after the deaths of Daniel H. and Markus B. – allegedly at the hands of asylumseekers – would regularly be told by locals not to simply dismiss the entire region as a "Nazi swamp" and point out that many of the neo-Nazis that took part in the demos had travelled from the West.

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Beefbar on the ground floor and, on the roof terrace, Leo Budapest named after the famous lions guarding the bridge. At the panoramic bar, you can admire the breathtaking vista of Buda Castle, the Danube, Chain Bridge and the rooftops of the riverfront while sipping on a refreshing drink. Leo offers a wide variety of wines and cocktails, and the kitchen is led by talented young chef András Sipos, also responsible for downstairs. Hotel Clark, at the Buda foot of Chain Bridge, houses two outlet. Beefbar on the ground floor and, on the roof terrace, Leo Budapest named after the famous lions guarding the bridge. At the panoramic bar, you can admire the breathtaking vista of Buda Castle, the Danube, Chain Bridge and the rooftops of the riverfront while sipping on a refreshing drink. Leo offers a wide variety of wines and cocktails, and the kitchen is led by talented young chef András Sipos, also responsible for downstairs. At the panoramic bar, you can admire the breathtaking vista of Buda Castle, the Danube, Chain Bridge and the rooftops of the riverfront while sipping on a refreshing drink. Leo offers a wide variety of wines and cocktails, and the kitchen is led by talented young chef András Sipos, also responsible for downstairs.

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Formula 1ʼs owners sign sponsorship rights deal for in-play betting

Formula 1ʼs owners have signed a deal to sell sponsorship rights to betting companies. The deal with Interregional Sports Group, reportedly worth more than $100m (£76m), will allow F1 to develop in-play betting markets during grands prix. F1 will also work with Sportradar to monitor bettingrelated fraud. Managing director Sean Bratches said the deal would give fans "new ways to engage with the sport". Liberty Mediacompleted an $8bn (£6.4bn) takeoverof F1 from Bernie Ecclestone in January 2017.

Pan Pacific Open: Johanna Konta beats Gabriela Dabrowski to reach round of 16

Britainʼs Johanna Konta registered a straight-set win over Gabriela Dabrowski to reach the round of 16 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Konta, ranked 43rd in the world, beat the Canadian qualifier 6-2 6-0. The British number one did not face a break point in the match and won 10 games in a row as she closed out the victory in 65 minutes. She will play Donna Vekic next, after the Croat beat 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens. Vekic, who beat Stephens in thefirst round at Wimbledon in July, registered a 6-4 6-4 win over the American. Dabrowski, a doubles specialist ranked 541st in singles, started well but was broken in the sixth game of the first set.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica

Thomas Tuchel vs.

Jürgen Klopp kickstarts tournament

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.

Champions League:

Bundesliga exports Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel are set to clash on the sidelines on the opening matchday of the Champions League as Liverpool host PSG. Borussia Dortmund are in Bruges and Schalke host Porto.

Two wannabe European heavyweights are set to clash on Tuesday night, driven on from the sidelines by two equally ambitious German coaches. In Liverpoolʼs red, the zealous, at times overbearing Jürgen Klopp, whose animated histrionics have made him a nearGod-like figure among his clubsʼ fansand a beloved personality among neutrals across the world. In Paris Saint-

Germainʼs blue, the equally intense and passionate Thomas Tuchel, who nevertheless has a different reputation among players, fans, and management alike, due tohis abrasive, less personable approach. Both coaches and their clubs have similar ambitions in Europe this season, making this opening clash a perfect curtain-raiser for this seasonʼs Champions League.

Justin Rose: World number one stands on brink of play-off glory There might be no more fitting climax to the PGA Tour season than a Justin Rose victory to wrap up the play-offs and deposit a further $10m in the Englishmanʼs burgeoning bank account.

Having reached the summit of the world rankings through relentless consistency, Rose can tick off one of the few golfing accomplishments to elude him so far if he wins at this weekʼs Tour Championship in Atlanta. The 38-year-old achieved hisworld number one goalearlier this month. He hasalso won a major(the

2013 US Open), is the reigningOlympic champion,and twice a Ryder Cup winner, having landed the European Tourʼs Order of Merit back in 2007. Now he wants the American equivalent. Lying second behind only Bryson DeChambeau in the FedEx Cup list, his destiny lies in his own hands at East Lake this week.

If Rose wins, no-one can prevent him from winning the season-long PGA Tour spoils. Indeed, a top-three finish is likely to be enough to land this cherished accolade, which comes with the most lucrative cheque in the game.