bbc--2020-08-21--Golden State Killer sentenced to life in prison

Joseph DeAngelo , the man known as the Golden State Killer , has been sentenced to life in prison .
His sentencing is the culmination of a crime investigation that began in the 1970s and attracted worldwide interest .
DeAngelo , 74 , was arrested in 2018 after his DNA was found on a genealogy website .
In June he admitted to 13 murders in a deal with US prosecutors meant to spare him the death penalty .
He also admitted to numerous rapes , burglaries and other crimes at the time .
After sitting silent and expressionless throughout victims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in court on Friday , removing his mask and rising from a wheelchair to speak , shortly before Judge Michael Bowman began the sentencing .
`` I 've listened to all of your statements .
Each one of them .
And I 'm truly sorry to everyone I 've hurt , '' DeAngelo .
The infamous killer will now likely die in prison , serving 11 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole , with 15 concurrent life sentences and other time for weapons charges .
`` When a person commits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away where they could never harm another innocent person , '' Judge Bowman said .
Prosecutors ultimately did not seek the death penalty , due partially to California 's moratorium on executions .
Judge Bowman said on Friday that the sentence he chose was the `` absolute maximum '' the court was able to impose under the law .
`` The survivors have spoken , '' he said .
`` Clearly the defendant deserves no mercy . ''
DeAngelo was a Californian police officer during his crimes in the 1970s and 80s and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California .
The former police officer , Vietnam War veteran and auto mechanic was arrested in April 2018 after police tracked him down by matching his DNA with a genealogy website .
Investigators designed a new method of DNA tracing , creating a family tree dating back to the 1800s in order to identify him as a suspect .
Detectives followed him and collected a piece of rubbish he had thrown away , finding the same DNA recovered from several crime scenes .
Prosecutors said on Friday that this method has since been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• How familial DNA trapped a murderer for the first time DeAngelo 's murderous reign began in 1975 , while he was working as a police officer in Exeter , in northern California .
Starting with lurking , stalking and theft , his crimes quickly escalated to a 12-year spree of brutal violence , rape and murder .
'He has no soul' Speaking after the sentencing , Ms Schubert described DeAngelo as `` a person who has no respect for the rights of human beings , no respect for the law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remorse . ''
`` He is a person who lacks a conscious or a soul . ''
Ms Schubert then assailed DeAngelo 's appearance at trial : an ostensibly fragile old man , escorted to the courtroom in a wheelchair .
The prosecutor played video footage of DeAngelo in his jail cell in June and July : doing exercises , hoisting himself up on to the top of a bunk bed , and taking painstaking , careful efforts to block out the light in his cell .
The videos demonstrate his `` mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deceive , or attempt to deceive , the entire world into believing he is a feeble old man , '' she said .
Prosecutors have described the scale of violence as `` simply staggering '' : spanning 87 victims and 53 crime scenes in 11 counties across California .
And the sentencing occurred in a university ballroom - the space needed to hold surviving victims and their families .
Answering questions on Friday , Ms Schubert said it was possible there were still unidentified victims remaining .
`` I do n't believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Mr DeAngelo did , '' she said .
Earlier this week , some of his victims had their day in court , giving emotional personal testimonies during his sentencing hearing .
Many spoke of lifelong scars and painful struggles to heal the damage left by DeAngelo .
That included Kris Pedretti , who was 15 when DeAngelo raped her in December 1976 .
She spoke of how he threatened her life during the attack .
`` At three different times that night , I thought I was going to die , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , December 19 , I woke up knowing I would never be a child again and , although I was truly grateful to be alive , I also felt that I had died . ''
The court also heard from Pete Schultze , who was just 11 years old when DeAngelo broke into his home and raped his mother .
He said that DeAngelo stole his mother 's wedding ring , other jewellery and money as part of the 1976 attack .
`` But he did not steal the happiness , dreams and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schultze said , addressing DeAngelo in court this week .
`` Your suffering , sir , has just begun , '' he said .
`` The boogeyman is gone . ''
In a one-page letter released on Thursday , DeAngelo 's ex-wife Sharon Huddle also testified .
`` The defendant 's criminal actions have had a devastating and pervasive affect on my life and my family , '' Ms Huddle wrote .
`` I will never be the same person .
I now live everyday with the knowledge of how he attacked and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives . ''
Ms Huddle wrote that she had trusted her husband , to be `` doing what he said he told me he was doing '' - working late , pheasant hunting , or taking trips hundreds of miles away .
`` I have lost my ability to trust people , '' she wrote .
The pair had been separated when DeAngelo was arrested in 2018 and their divorce was finalised a year later .

Investigators designed a new method of DNA tracing, creating a family tree dating back to the 1800s in order to identify him as a suspect. Detectives followed him and collected a piece of rubbish he had thrown away, finding the same DNA recovered from several crime scenes.


bbc--2020-08-21--Lori Loughlin, US actress, jailed over college admissions scandal

US actress Lori Loughlin , star of the sitcom Full House , has been sentenced to two months in prison for her part in a US college admissions scam .
In May , the couple admitted to taking part in a fraud scheme designed to ensure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits .
The plea deal requires Loughlin to pay a $ 150,000 ( £112,000 ) fine and complete 100 hours of community service .
Fashion designer Giannulli must pay a $ 250,000 fine and complete 250 hours of community service .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Loughlin said via video link .
`` I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process , and in doing so , I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass . ''
What was the fraud scheme ?
The pair are among 50 people charged in an alleged criminal enterprise to get their children into top US universities .
In May , Loughlin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same charges , plus a further count of honest services wire and mail fraud .
The couple had initially pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges .
Prosecutors said Loughlin and Giannulli paid $ 500,000 ( £408,000 ) in bribes to have their two daughters admitted into the University of Southern California ( USC ) as fake rowing-team recruits .
The couple are among the most high-profile suspects to be caught up in the national cheating scandal .
Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman was also charged and pleaded guilty within one month .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-week sentence in a San Francisco-area prison .
Prosecutors in Massachusetts had publicly warned Loughlin that the longer her case dragged on , the longer her sentence would be if she was eventually convicted at trial rather than entering a guilty plea .

"I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process, and in doing so, I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass."


bbc--2020-08-21--California fires: Six killed as thousands are forced to flee

Six people have died in some California 's largest-ever wildfires that have fouled the air with heavy smoke across much of the western US .
The worst of the hundreds of fires burning across the state are in the mountains to the south and east of San Francisco .
Officials say the fires were started by more than 12,000 dry lightning strikes amidst an historic heat wave .
Hundreds of buildings have burned down and thousands more are threatened .
By Friday , emergency officials said some of the fires had doubled in size from the day earlier and have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over 10,000 fire-fighters are battling the blazes , which have been burning on steep , difficult to access terrain and have been fuelled by strong winds .
More fire-fighters are racing in from other states to help .
Two of the fires are now the 7th and 10th largest in the state 's history , Governor Gavin Newsom said in a news conference as he urged President Trump to sign a major disaster declaration .
`` We simply have n't seen anything like this in many , many years , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the US state of Rhode Island has already burned within California .
With more than 650,000 coronavirus cases , California also has the highest number of infections in the US , and some evacuees have said they are afraid to go to emergency shelters .
One woman told CNN that she was forced to flee to a community centre in Vacaville , but is refusing to go inside for fear of catching coronavirus .
`` Not only are we dealing with Covid , but with also the heat and now the fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she is currently sleeping in her Toyota Prius .
US disaster agencies have updated disaster preparedness and evacuation guidance in light of Covid-19 .
People who may be required to flee have been to told to carry at least two face masks per person , as well as hand sanitiser , soap and disinfectant wipes .
Here are some key guidelines for protecting yourself against Covid-19 if you must evacuate to a shelter : • Keep six feet of distance from anyone not among your household • Wear a face covering when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it regularly • Frequently disinfect your area in the shelter ( including toys and electronics ) Emergency shelters are enforcing social distancing rules and mask wearing , and have even given individual tents to families to self-isolate .
Some counties are seeking to set up separate shelters for sick evacuees or anyone who is found to have a high temperature .
Officials say people should consider sheltering with family and friends .
In another pandemic twist , officials also advise that people remain indoors due to the poor air quality outside .
California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is has caused rolling blackout for thousands of customers .
Officials have appealed for residents to use less power or risk further cuts .
In total , over 1,205 square miles ( 1,950km ) have burned across the state .
Satellite images show smoke blanketing nearly all of California , as well most of Nevada and southern Idaho .
Big Basin Redwoods State Park , California 's oldest state park and home to redwood trees that are 2,000 years old , sustained extensive damage to historic buildings .
Fire-fighting teams are stretched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to work longer shifts than usual .
A volunteer fire-fighting corps made up of state prisoners , which has helped the state battle blazes since World War Two , has been diminished this year due to the pandemic .
President Trump blamed California for the fires , and threatened to withhold federal funding as he repeated a suggestion that was met with bemusement when he first raised it in 2018 .
Speaking to supporters in Pennsylvania on Thursday , he said he had told state officials : `` You got ta clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your forests — there are many , many years of leaves and broken trees and they 're like , like , so flammable , you touch them and it goes up . ''
`` I 've been telling them this now for three years , but they do n't want to listen , '' he said .
`` 'The environment , the environment , ' but they have massive fires again . ''

Speaking to supporters in Pennsylvania on Thursday, he said he had told state officials: "You gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they're like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up."


bbc--2020-08-21--US special forces veteran arrested for passing secrets to Russia

A former US special forces captain has been arrested on charges of espionage , the US Department of Justice says .
Peter Debbins is alleged to have passed classified information to the Russian military intelligence agency ( GRU ) over a period of more than 10 years .
A DoJ press release says during several visits to Russia in the 2000s he had contact with GRU agents , who knew him by the code name Ikar Lesnikov .
The Gainesville , Virginia , man is charged with conspiring to provide US national defence information to agents of a foreign government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a US Army officer , betrayed the special forces and endangered our country 's national security by revealing classified information to Russian intelligence officers , providing details of his unit , and identifying special forces team members for Russian intelligence to try to recruit as a spy , '' Assistant Attorney General John Demers said .
`` Our country put its highest trust in this defendant , and he took that trust and weaponised it against the United States . ''
Capt Debbins ' mother was born in the former USSR , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this reason he developed an interest in Russia , travelling there numerous times between 1994 and 2010 .
He married the daughter of a Russian military officer he met in the city of Chelyabinsk in the 1990s .
The press release says he frequently expressed loyalty to Moscow to his Russian handlers and described himself as a `` son of Russia '' .
`` The Russian intelligence agents allegedly encouraged him to join and pursue a career in the special forces , which he did , '' the DoJ said .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 1998 to 2005 , serving in chemical units including in South Korea before joining the special forces as a captain in Germany in 2003 .
A year later he received top security clearance and was deployed to Azerbaijan , but was investigated for a security violation and removed from his command .
He received an honourable discharge in November 2005 and served in the reserve until 2010 .

"Debbins violated his oath as a US Army officer, betrayed the special forces and endangered our country's national security by revealing classified information to Russian intelligence officers, providing details of his unit, and identifying special forces team members for Russian intelligence to try to recruit as a spy," Assistant Attorney General John Demers said.


bbc--2020-08-21--Belarus protests: Tikhanovskaya vows to stand till the end

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has vowed to `` stand till the end '' in protests over disputed elections and subsequent violence .
She told the BBC that if the protest movement stepped back now , they would be `` slaves '' .
Protests and strikes continue , but President Alexander Lukashenko shows no sign of backing down nearly two weeks after the election was held .
He has vowed to crush the unrest in the coming days .
Ms Tikhanovskaya stood as the main opposition candidate , drawing large crowds during the election campaign .
But she left for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August election , saying she feared for her family 's safety , after Mr Lukashenko was officially declared the winner by a landslide .
She has said she will go back when she feels safe .
• 'If you croak we do n't care ' : Brutality in Belarus • 'There 's no way back .
The people will not forgive this' The results prompted widespread unrest and a brutal police crackdown , which only led to more protests .
Last weekend an estimated 200,000 anti-Lukashenko protesters filled central Minsk , and mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It has Russia - its former imperial master - to the east and Ukraine to the south .
To the north and west lie EU and Nato members Latvia , Lithuania and Poland .
Why does it matter ?
Like Ukraine , this nation of 9.5 million is caught in rivalry between the West and Russia .
President Lukashenko , an ally of Russia , has been nicknamed `` Europe 's last dictator '' .
He has been in power for 26 years , keeping much of the economy in state hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against opponents .
What 's going on there ?
Now there is a huge opposition movement , demanding new , democratic leadership and economic reform .
They say Mr Lukashenko rigged the 9 August election - officially he won by a landslide .
His supporters say his toughness has kept the country stable .
'If not now , we 'll be slaves' Ms Tikhanovskaya told the BBC Belarusians had voted for her , not as a future president but as a `` symbol of changes '' .
`` They were shouting for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a free country , against violence , for their rights , '' she said , in her only interview with a Western media outlet .
Despite the fact that the protests had stalled , they had to go on , she added .
`` We have no right to step back now - if not now , we 'll be slaves and our people understand this and I 'm sure we will stand till the end . ''
Earlier in a video address , Ms Tikhanovskaya urged supporters to step up strikes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There have been reports of pressure put on strikers as Mr Lukashenko tries to reassert control .
The president insisted that the crisis would soon be over .
`` This is my problem , which I should resolve , and we are resolving it , '' he said in a visit to a state food factory .
`` And believe me , in the coming days it will be resolved . ''
Meanwhile allies of Ms Tikhanovskaya on the new opposition Co-ordination Council have been summoned to the Belarus Investigative Committee ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused of an illegal power grab .
A lawyer for the council , Maxim Znak , and Sergei Dylevsky , organiser of strikes at the Minsk Tractor Factory , were questioned on Friday .
The council , which also includes prominent Belarusian cultural figures , was launched to organise a peaceful transition and pave the way for a re-run of the election .
But on Thursday the chief prosecutor launched a criminal case against the council , calling it unconstitutional .
President Lukashenko has called some of the protesters `` Nazis '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned he could be arrested on Friday .
Traditionally loyal factory workers at state enterprises joined the strike action , in an unprecedented show of defiance towards Mr Lukashenko .
But reports say the number of strikers has fallen because of the official pressure on them .
For example , those who walked out of state TV were told they would not get their jobs back .
Police intervened in a demonstration outside the Minsk Tractor Factory , arresting protesters .
EU leaders and the US government see Mr Lukashenko 's victory as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an election re-run .
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Belarus crisis on Friday with his security chiefs .
A Kremlin statement later said `` they stressed that any outside interference in the republic 's affairs is unacceptable and that the only way to settle all of Belarus 's internal problems is through dialogue between the country 's leadership and its citizens '' .
Ms Tikhanovskaya has appealed to European leaders to help establish such a dialogue .
Meanwhile , the EU has announced sanctions against Mr Lukashenko .

Why does it matter? Like Ukraine, this nation of 9.5 million is caught in rivalry between the West and Russia. President Lukashenko, an ally of Russia, has been nicknamed "Europe's last dictator". He has been in power for 26 years, keeping much of the economy in state hands, and using censorship and police crackdowns against opponents.


bbc--2020-08-21--Casting children for Beyoncé's Black is King 'a dream come true'

A woman who cast most of the children in one of the sections of Beyoncé ’ s Black is King @ @ @ @ @ come true `` for all black children '' .
Selma Nicholls says she founded casting @ @ @ @ @ her daughter said she wanted to look like Elsa and Anna in Frozen .
Selma @ @ @ @ @ Live what being involved in the project meant to her .

A woman who cast most of the children in one of the sections of Beyoncé’s Black is King says it was a dream come true "for all black children".
Selma Nicholls says she founded casting agency Looks Like Me after her daughter said she wanted to look like Elsa and Anna in Frozen. Selma spoke told BBC Radio 5 Live what being involved in the project meant to her.


bbc--2020-08-21--Turkey's Erdogan hails huge natural gas find

A Turkish drilling ship has discovered a big natural gas reserve in the Black Sea .
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that the drilling ship Fatih , which has been operating in the area since July , had found 320bn cu m ( 11.3 tr cu ft ) of gas .
He said it was Turkey 's biggest natural gas find to date .
If Turkey can extract the gas commercially , it will be able to reduce its reliance on imported energy .
President Erdogan said all tests and engineering work had been completed .
He added : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a much bigger source .
God willing , much more will come .
`` There will be no stopping until we become a net exporter in energy . ''
President Erdogan said he hoped to start extracting the gas by 2023 .
But energy experts say it could take up to a decade and billions of dollars of investment to get the gas into commercial use .
Turkey has also sent a ship to carry out a drilling survey in the Eastern Mediterranean .
The Oruc Reis left port on 10 August , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reported the next day to be sailing in waters between Crete and Cyprus .
This has infuriated the Greeks , as they disagree with Turkey over who holds the rights to certain areas of the Eastern Mediterranean .
On Friday , President Erdogan said he intended to accelerate operations in the Mediterranean .

But energy experts say it could take up to a decade and billions of dollars of investment to get the gas into commercial use.


bbc--2020-08-21--Israel warns of Gaza escalation over balloon and rocket attacks

Israeli leaders have warned Hamas that it risks a major escalation in the Gaza Strip by failing to stop cross-border rocket and incendiary balloon attacks .
Defence Minister Benny Gantz said the Palestinian group , which controls Gaza , would `` suffer a very severe blow '' .
However , a Hamas spokesman vowed it would `` not hesitate to enter battle if Israel 's attacks and siege continue '' .
Overnight , militants fired 12 rockets towards Israel and Israeli warplanes conducted three rounds of air strikes .
Since last week , a number of rockets have been launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with explosives and incendiary devices attached that have caused dozens of fires in southern Israel .
Israel has responded by bombing what it says are Hamas military targets in Gaza .
Israel has also banned fishing boats from going out to sea and is only allowing humanitarian goods through Gaza 's one commercial crossing .
With no fuel deliveries , the sole power plant in Gaza has shut .
That has left the territory 's population of 1.9 million with about four hours of electricity a day , down from eight hours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday night and early Friday was the largest in 24 hours since the latest round of violence began .
The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) said nine of the 12 projectiles were intercepted .
Israeli media cited emergency services as saying three people were treated for shock after a house in Sderot was damaged by an unexploded rocket , while a woman was hurt while running to safety .
The IDF said it responded by striking a Hamas military compound used for rocket ammunition manufacturing and `` underground terror infrastructure '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the territory did not report any casualties .
After being briefed by Israeli commanders on Friday , Mr Gantz said : `` The IDF is prepared , defending and will continue to protect the residents of the south , attack those attacking us , and inflict very severe damage on them . ''
`` The residents of Gaza , '' he added , `` are suffering because of Hamas . ''
Armed Palestinians factions in Gaza , of which Hamas is a part , took joint responsibility for the rocket fire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to any attack against the Palestinian people '' .
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said the group `` will not hesitate to fight a battle with the enemy if the escalation continues , if the bombardments and the blockade continue '' .
`` If the Israeli occupation continues its aggression ... it must pay the price , '' he added .
Egyptian mediators have had talks in Gaza and Israel on restoring calm .
Analysts say Hamas is trying to pressure Israel to ease its blockade of Gaza and to secure more financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposed a land , sea and air blockade on Gaza when Hamas reinforced its power over the territory in 2007 by ousting its rivals , a year after winning legislative elections .
The two countries say the blockade is for self-defence .

After being briefed by Israeli commanders on Friday, Mr Gantz said: "The IDF is prepared, defending and will continue to protect the residents of the south, attack those attacking us, and inflict very severe damage on them."


bbc--2020-08-21--Senegal seeks to move huge ammonium nitrate stock from Dakar port

Senegalese officials say they have asked for 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - the chemical which caused a huge explosion in Beirut - to be removed from Dakar .
The amount in Dakar 's port , which is near residential areas , is nearly as much as was in the Lebanese capital .
Officials say the chemical is part of a 3,050-tonne consignment destined for neighbouring Mali .
Port officials say 350 tonnes has already been transported there .
The government says the owner of the consignment has asked to store the chemical in a warehouse at Diamniadio , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Africa Live : Latest updates on this and other stories • Where around the world is ammonium nitrate stored ?
• What is ammonium nitrate and how dangerous is it ?
But the ministry of environment has not yet approved the request , saying the site has not met all the required conditions , including carrying out an environmental and social impact study .
`` We have asked the owner to make arrangements so that the product can be transported outside Senegal , '' one of the ministry officials Baba Drame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not clear who the owner of the consignment is and what they intend to use it for in Mali .
Port officials have not disclosed the date when the shipment arrived at the port .
Moving the consignment to Mali poses a challenge given the current political uncertainty after the recent military coup there , which overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita .
• Why Mali 's coup is cheered at home but upsets neighbours The explosion in Beirut devastated the city centre , killing more than 200 people , and damaged buildings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosion in Beirut • The inferno and the mystery ship • 'We do n't have dreams any more' • What we know about the blast

But the ministry of environment has not yet approved the request, saying the site has not met all the required conditions, including carrying out an environmental and social impact study.


bbc--2020-08-21--Gandhi's glasses left in letterbox sell for £260k

A pair of Mahatma Gandhi 's glasses have sold for £260,000 after they were found sticking halfway out of an auction house 's letterbox .
The spectacles were bought through a phone bid from an American collector after six minutes of bidding on Friday .
Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said it was a new record for East Bristol Auctions and described it as `` the star lot of the century '' .
The glasses had been expected to sell for about £15,000 .
Mr Stowe said the owner of the glasses was an elderly man from Mangotsfield who said he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They had been handed down from generation to generation in the owner 's family , after a relative met Gandhi on a visit to South Africa in the 1920s .
`` It 's a phenomenal result .
These glasses represent not only an auction record for us , but a find of international historical importance , '' Mr Stowe said .
The glasses had been left in a plain white envelope in a letter box at East Bristol Auctions on a Friday night and were not collected until the following Monday morning .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stolen or fallen out or just ended up in the bin , '' Mr Stowe continued .
He said the owner had no idea of their value and `` nearly had a heart attack '' when he was told they might be worth £15,000 .
`` These glasses have been lying in a drawer for the best part of fifty years .
The vendor literally told me to throw them away if they were 'no good ' .
Now he gets a life-changing sum of money . ''

"These glasses have been lying in a drawer for the best part of fifty years. The vendor literally told me to throw them away if they were 'no good'. Now he gets a life-changing sum of money."


Week in pictures: 15 - 21 August 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week .

Image caption,
Families of victims of the Manchester Arena bombing leave the Old Bailey in London after terrorist Hashem Abedi was handed a record-breaking 55-year minimum term. Abedi helped his older brother, Salman, to plan the bomb attack that killed 22 men, women and children and injured hundreds more on 22 May 2017.


bbc--2020-08-21--Voters react to Biden: 'Lots of sweetness and light'

What happens at the US conventions ?
It 's convention season in the US election , but this year wo @ @ @ @ @ .

'Lots of sweetness and light - but little policy' Video, 00:03:12'Lots of sweetness and light - but little policy'


bbc--2020-08-21--Veep star mixes politics and comedy at convention

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a fictional vice-president on the hit satirical show Veep - but as the host of the last @ @ @ @ @ , she ventured into real-life politics .
Alternating between praising her friend , former Vice-President @ @ @ @ @ fun at Donald Trump , was a difficult balancing act - and there was no @ @ @ @ @ .
We 'll let you decide if the former Seinfeld star 's jokes landed or @ @

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a fictional vice-president on the hit satirical show Veep - but as the host of the last night of the Democratic convention, she ventured into real-life politics.
Alternating between praising her friend, former Vice-President Joe Biden, and poking fun at Donald Trump, was a difficult balancing act - and there was no live audience to play off.
We'll let you decide if the former Seinfeld star's jokes landed or not.


bbc--2020-08-21--Viktor Tsoi: How a 33-year-old song became an anthem for change in Belarus

For anyone watching the protests in Belarus , there is one song that keeps being heard in the crowds .
Its name is Khochu Peremen .
It 's a song about waiting for change , and it has deep resonance for millions of people across Eastern Europe .
To understand its significance , you need to go back to a young boiler engineer in St Petersburg , who died 30 years ago .
The boiler room where Viktor Tsoi worked in the 1980s is now something of a rock shrine .
Tsoi 's day job was , however , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film called Assa , which became a cult classic in the Soviet Union , highlights his importance .
The film ends with a scene in which a young singer arrives at a restaurant and is read out all of the rules of being an official performer .
Rather than standing and listening , he announces that he is a poet and leaves and joins his waiting band .
As the song develops , the camera swings round to reveal Viktor and the band are playing to a huge crowd .
The song is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are Awaiting Changes ) .
Caroline Ridler from Nottingham University has written about Tsoi and says this was the moment that brought him to a mass audience and made him a `` symbol of change '' .
At the beginning of the 1980s , rock music was largely an underground movement in the Soviet Union .
Records from bands in the West were smuggled into the country and there was strict control over who could perform .
The film Assa became symbolic of the rapid cultural changes taking place in the USSR - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's new policies of Glasnost ( openness ) and Perestroika ( political and economic restructuring ) .
• 'There 's no way back .
The people will not forgive this' Thirty years on , Tsoi 's song is now being sung on the streets of Minsk .
In 2011 , it was sung in Moscow by protestors opposing Vladimir Putin .
It has also been sung at rallies by supporters of Putin .
Caroline Ridler says : `` It has now become an anthem of political opposition . ''
But she adds that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also inaccurate .
From what he said , he had no intention for it to become a political anthem , or for him to be a revolutionary figure .
`` He was making the most of Glasnost and Perestroika .
He was on state television .
He benefited from what was going on .
He said it was a song about inner change , '' Ms Ridler says .
Indeed , in many ways , this was far from subversive .
`` They were not banned , Assa was an official Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy at the time , '' says Ms Ridler .
However , three decades on , the song 's lyrics and rousing chorus have made it a popular choice at various opposition demonstrations .
The lyrics are just vague enough to suit whatever demands for change are being made .
But how should Viktor Tsoi be remembered ?
In Russia , his band Kino are marking the anniversary of Viktor 's death with a reunion .
There are also memorials - one of the largest is in Kazakhstan .
His father is from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his legacy is complex .
He was the great rock `` outsider '' who was also a member of Leningrad 's official rock club .
He took part in underground apartment concerts known as Kvartirniki and was appalled when one of his albums was released by a state label , but he also appeared in an official film and TV programmes .
He wanted to be a rock star , and to do that he had to navigate a line between the state and the underground .
But one element of the story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his legacy .
Viktor Tsoi died in a car crash in August 1990 .
This was a moment of great upheaval , but it was before the break-up of the Soviet Union and the political turmoil of the 1990s .
In 1990 , most agreed there had to be change .
But as Ms Ridler says : `` Viktor never had to choose which side to join . ''
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Caroline Ridler says: "It has now become an anthem of political opposition." But she adds that the image of Tsoi as a revolutionary is also inaccurate. From what he said, he had no intention for it to become a political anthem, or for him to be a revolutionary figure.


bbc--2020-08-21--Syrian refugees left feeling helpless - again - by Beirut blast

There ’ s not a lot to pick up .
But Syrian refugees don ’ t have very much .
Mahmud and his brother-in-law , Fawaz , are salvaging what they can from what used to be their father ’ s home , a modest flat tucked away behind one of Beirut ’ s seafront tower blocks .
They stumble over rubble and twisted metal to reach what used to be the living room .
A fridge leans on its side , its door hanging open .
A bird cage lies crushed on the floor , a lifeless canary nearby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasionally sprinkle down from the floors above .
The Côte Building is still standing , but it ’ s a wreck .
It ’ ll be a long time before new tenants are found for its gutted luxury apartments .
If anyone can claim to have been living closest to the epicentre of the explosion in Beirut on 4 August , it was the people living out of sight at the back of the ground floor : the Kenno family , refugees from Syria ’ s Aleppo province .
From the gutted lobby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out over the busy coast road to the port beyond .
A cloud of yellow dust still swirls over the shattered grain silos next to where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded , sending a devastating shock wave across the city .
That evening , Mahmud ’ s father Ali was sitting next to the building where he worked as concierge , watching the fire raging at the port .
His wife Fatmah told him to come inside , but he didn ’ t think there was anything to worry about .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from above , wounding them both , as well as their 11-year old daughter Huda .
When Mahmud heard the blast , he raced to the building from the nearby suburb of Daoura .
“ I thought I would never see my family alive , ” he says .
“ On the way from Daoura , I saw terrible scenes .
I saw people in their cars , dead .
I thought that would be my family ’ s fate.
” Ali , Fatmah and Huda all suffered terrible injuries but survived .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sidra , died in the rubble .
Mahmud and Fawaz wrap small pieces of bloodied stone in a sheet , adding them to their meagre collection of belongings .
They take them up into the nearby hills , where the family has found temporary accommodation and a place to nurse their many wounds .
More on the explosion in Beirut • 'This can never be allowed to happen again' • The inferno and the mystery ship • What we know about the blast They ’ re exhausted and broken , grieving for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , far away in the Bekaa Valley , in a plot reserved for Syrian refugees .
Huda and her mother lie still on thin mattresses , immobilised by neck and back braces .
Ali has an ugly scar on the back of his head .
He suffered a fractured skull .
He ’ s still blind in one eye .
All three are in pain and Mahmud feels they ’ re not getting adequate care .
But with Beirut ’ s hospitals overwhelmed , the family must look after themselves .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ’ re spending what little they have on medicine and accommodation .
Ali doubts he ’ ll ever make it back to his job at the Côte .
“ I don ’ t know , ” he says .
“ How will I see ?
How will I recover ?
My head hurts .
I lost a daughter .
My wife is sick .
My other daughter ’ s sick .
I can ’ t go back.
” Back in Beirut , Syrian refugees queue anxiously at street corner aid stations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t hear Beirutis talking much about it , but Syrians refugees were hugely caught up in the explosion .
The UN says at least 13 refugees died and that 57 remain unaccounted for .
The real number may never be known as not all Syrian refugees are registered or carry papers .
Many lived in poor neighbourhoods adjacent to the port , while some worked on the docks .
With homes damaged and breadwinners gone , life for an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon has just become a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Lebanon long before the rest of his family fled Syria .
He arrived at the age of 13 and even helped to build the tower block where his family ended up living .
He ’ s always looked after himself .
He can ’ t stand this new feeling of helplessness .
“ I hate it when someone calls me a refugee , ” he says .
“ I have my dignity .
I ’ ll never put out my hand and ask for help .
But now I really need it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad.
” After two weeks of relentless effort - locating his hospitalised relatives , burying his sister , providing for the extended family - he ’ s bitter .
“ All I ’ m thinking about is how to get out of here , ” he says .

If anyone can claim to have been living closest to the epicentre of the explosion in Beirut on 4 August, it was the people living out of sight at the back of the ground floor: the Kenno family, refugees from Syria’s Aleppo province.


bbc--2020-08-21--Nile dam row: Ethiopia's pop stars hit out

Pop stars in Ethiopia have been belting out tunes marking a victory in what is seen as a battle with Egypt over who has rights to the waters of the River Nile .
In June , Ethiopia began filing the mega dam it has been built on the Blue Nile - which could have repercussions for countries downstream .
After this year 's rainy season , the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ( Gerd ) now has 4.9 billion cubic metres ( bcm ) in its reservoir , which is enough to test the first two turbines .
Satellite pictures from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ethiopians have been celebrating online using the hashtag # itsmydam .
This has not helped smooth tensions as talks resume between Ethiopia , Egypt and Sudan about how the dam is to be operated and how much water will be released in future .
Since construction began on the dam nearly a decade ago , negotiations have floundered .
Ethiopia 's biggest pop star Teddy Afro has released a song seen as a warning to Egypt that it should learn to share the waters of the River Nile .
Called Demo Le Abbay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Nile '' in Amharic , it criticises `` Egypt 's shamelessness '' - implying that the North African nation can no longer call the tune .
Egypt , which gets 90 % of its fresh water from the Nile , has expressed its concerns that the dam could threaten its very existence .
It wants a deal to endorse what it sees as its established rights to 55bcm of water from the Nile a year , but Ethiopia has refused to commit to releasing a specific annual amount from the dam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Why the dam is so controversial • How the Nile dam will be filled Many Ethiopians see Cairo 's position as an attempt to maintain colonial-era agreements , to which Ethiopia was not party , and prevent it from using its own natural resources .
Teddy Afro 's song is a fusion of reggae and a traditional battle song in Amharic , Ethiopia 's most widely spoken language .
But he clearly wants his message to get across to the wider world as he has posted translations of the lyrics in English @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page .
Some of them include : `` I own the Abbay [ Nile ] waters '' and `` I showed graciousness but now patience is running out '' .
'The world can see us' A less confrontational song , simply called Ethiopia , is by Zerubabbel Molla , a young and upcoming singer-songwriter .
While the dam is not directly referenced in his lyrics , images of its construction are included in the video version of the song released at the end of June .
It is upbeat and has lines such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , so that the whole world can see '' , suggesting how the dam will push Ethiopia on to the global stage .
Another , suggesting Ethiopia 's time has come , says : `` The horse can only bring you to the battlefield .
Victory is from above . ''
These allude to what Ethiopia hopes to achieve once the mega dam is fully operational , becoming Africa 's biggest hydroelectric plant It aims to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity upon completion , providing power to tens of millions of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ethiopia also hopes to meet the electric demands of its economy - one of the fast-growing on the continent .
In several other recently released singles , a sense of accomplishment is an overriding sentiment .
For instance Mekdes Abebe and Tadesse Mekete 's Abay - Ye Titbit Qal , meaning `` Nile - Word of Prophesy '' in Amharic , declares that `` a new day has begun '' and calls for people to put their hands in their pockets to help finish the construction of the dam .
Many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stations in the capital , Addis Ababa - getting regular airtime .
And Teddy Afro 's song has really created a buzz on social media with close to a million views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release , despite it not having an official video .
Alastair Leithead and his team travelled in 2018 from the Blue Nile 's source to the sea - through Ethiopia and Sudan into Egypt .
This excitement does seem to have encouraged the public to increase their financial support for the dam 's construction .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a month after the filling of the reservoir began , more than 116m birr ( $ 3.2m ; £2.4m ) was collected from the public - far more than in previous months .
Ethiopia is financing the construction of the $ 4bn dam through donations and government bonds .
While the government is no doubt happy with these musicians contributing to the national fervour , they are not normally known for their pro-government views .
Musicians have previously helped drum up support for the project - especially in the initial stages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully operational in the next three years and with the negotiations grinding on , you can expect more compositions to hit the airwaves extolling Ethiopian pride in its mega dam and looking forward to the country 's renaissance .

With Ethiopia aiming to make the dam fully operational in the next three years and with the negotiations grinding on, you can expect more compositions to hit the airwaves extolling Ethiopian pride in its mega dam and looking forward to the country's renaissance.


bbc--2020-08-21--Brexit: The EU and UK are locked in last-minute power play

In a city where masks are now compulsory in public places , it can sometimes be hard to understand exactly what someone 's saying to you .
Or to work out exactly what they mean .
If you ca n't read their lips , how can you begin to read their mind ?
Despite rising cases of Covid-19 seeing Belgium being added to the UK 's quarantine list , the teams who are striving to bridge considerable differences and deliver a trade deal between the EU and the UK were still able to meet face-to-face this week - albeit from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the squares and boulevards outside , the negotiators wore no masks , but it seems this advantage did little to reveal any new understanding of where the other side was coming from .
I 'm told the latest round of discussions were courteous and friendly - with a warmth between the two chief negotiators facing each other - even when each was delivering an uncomfortable message .
As ever , the EU and UK are hardly seeing eye-to-eye though .
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Michel Barnier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , concerned and surprised '' to use his words ) at his conference once he 'd finished his working breakfast .
What he evidently found harder to digest was what he said was the British side 's ongoing disregard for the terms of the political declaration both sides agreed last year .
It 's been a while since the refrain beloved of Theresa May has been invoked , but Mr Barnier wanted to tell us that he understood `` Brexit means Brexit '' .
What he could n't fathom though was the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single market without wanting to play by EU rules .
He cited the British demand for wide-ranging access for UK lorries travelling across Europe but the refusal to agree to EU rules on , for example , drivers ' rest times .
David Frost , the man who reports directly to the prime minister , issued his own public reaction to the latest talks through a press statement , rather than press conference .
His frustration was fuelled by what he sees as the EU 's insistence that the UK accept current EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before any wider deal can be committed to paper .
These areas remain the two defining stumbling blocks in the negotiations .
The way coronavirus has battered European economies has given a new perspective on how governments may want to support struggling business , especially for the Johnson government which says it 's committed to a `` levelling-up '' agenda to boost poorer parts of the UK .
But it 's the so-called 'level playing field ' for industries across member states that the is EU worried about - the fear that British @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British side believes this itself is unfair and says it has a commendable record on abiding by EU rules , certainly in comparison to some of its neighbours , including France and Germany .
There 's also no sign of agreement on the access EU vessels will have to British waters .
As we know , fishing is an industry which forms a relatively small part of the economy but has a much larger symbolic and cultural significance .
Despite their public declarations of frustration , both sides still say a deal can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October to allow time for ratification by the European Parliament .
Downing Street has ruled out an extension to this year 's transition period .
So , if no deal is done , the UK would trade with the EU on World Trade Organization terms for the first time in decades .
Next month , the talks return to London .
The negotiating teams arriving in the UK from Belgium or France will not have to quarantine for two weeks , unlike the rest of us .
The whole Brexit drama for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra scenes that were n't in the script .
It seems both sides are locked into another last-minute power-play .
In what is the theatre , the negotiation , the art of the deal , the EU and UK are holding out for the best possible arrangement in the new socially-distanced , face-covering world that Covid-19 has created .
Each denounces the other side as unreasonable , unfair and uncompromising .
A tough tactic which increases the chances of another cliff-edge of sorts .
As time runs out , and the coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act or will the mask slip ?

In a city where masks are now compulsory in public places, it can sometimes be hard to understand exactly what someone's saying to you. Or to work out exactly what they mean. If you can't read their lips, how can you begin to read their mind?


bbc--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Historic Bratislava counts cost of closed borders

Visits from British partygoers and other tourists were an early casualty of the coronavirus pandemic for the Slovak capital Bratislava - and now it is struggling to claw back its depleted industry .
Slovakia was praised for its swift and decisive response to the virus - which included shutting its borders to tourists - but it has come at a price .
Speedboat captain Frantisek Fabian set his cap at a jaunty angle and reached for the throttle .
`` You might want to hold on , '' he said , and we duly complied .
Our captain - who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courteous but firm .
The boat 's engine roared into life , gouging a deep furrow in the murky green waters of the Danube .
We flew past barges making their way towards Hungary , disturbing flocks of river birds and doing what I can only describe as handbrake turns in front of startled fishermen .
`` We 've recorded a significant drop in demand this year , '' said Frank , after depositing us at our destination .
The Danubiana Museum of Contemporary Art is perched on an island about 15km ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre .
`` It 's growing again now , but April and May were down to zero , '' he said .
`` June - maybe 5 % compared to last year .
July might have been 15 % , August 20-25 % . ''
The speedboats are just one part of a wider tour operator business which , according to Frank , has only been able to survive thanks to state aid and cuts to investment , marketing and salaries .
Frank 's company also offers high-end seven-hour voyages to Vienna .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have none' At the Danubiana , small groups of mainly Slovak visitors gazed at the artworks as boats glided leisurely past the windows .
The multi-million euro complex was opened in 2000 and has , like everywhere else in Bratislava , adapted swiftly to Covid-19 .
Masks are mandatory and bottles of hand sanitiser are provided at the entrance .
`` It was a big shock for us , '' Maros Plitko , a spokesman of the Bratislava Tourist Board , told me as we perched on a bench among the outdoor exhibits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destination to begin with , so for us every tourist was really important , '' he said .
`` Now we have none it 's really a big problem . ''
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The drop in numbers has been precipitous .
According to the Slovak Statistics Office , there were 18 % fewer visitors to Bratislava - Slovak and foreign - in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same period in 2019 .
The figures for March alone were down by 71 % .
Bratislava markets itself as `` the 72-hour city '' but the number of visitors staying here even for 24 hours has plummeted .
Second quarter figures are not yet available , but are likely to make for grim reading .
Tourism might not account for much more than 6 % of Slovakia 's GDP - the country is focused heavily on car manufacturing - and it makes up even less of Bratislava 's , but many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer was really busy for me .
I remember working 27 , 28 days per month , '' said tour guide Petrik Rentka as we sat in the courtyard of Bratislava Castle .
He told me that many of his clients came from overseas , including the US , Malaysia and Singapore .
But under Slovak and EU restrictions third-country visitors are still largely barred from entry .
A procession of enthusiasts in medieval garb passed through the castle gates - an annual re-enactment of the coronation of the king of Hungary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now Slovakia .
From 1563 to 1830 , the coronations were held here in Bratislava , known then as Pozsony , as much of Hungary was occupied by the Ottomans .
But there were no American , or Malaysian , or Singaporean tourists to witness it this year .
Most voices were Slovak , with the odd phrase in Hungarian or German rising above the drums and the horses .
Petrik - and many like him - are waiting eagerly for the tourists to return .
`` No job - no money , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slovak we say that under the storm there is always the sun .
I 've got some money put away and I at least have had time to figure out what to do next . ''
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The drop in numbers has been precipitous. According to the Slovak Statistics Office, there were 18% fewer visitors to Bratislava - Slovak and foreign - in the first three months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The figures for March alone were down by 71%.


bbc--2020-08-21--Why Australia is facing calls to stop jailing 10-year-olds

But on Thursday the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ) voted to increase the age to 14 - the first jurisdiction to edge towards changing the law - a step campaigners hope they ’ ll take and the rest of the country will follow .
The minimum age is low compared to many countries The minimum criminal age varies worldwide but Australia 's is low compared to most European nations , for instance .
Germany , for one , sets the age of criminal responsibility at 14 , while the age is 16 in Portugal and 18 in Luxembourg .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have called for the law to change .
In June , they launched the # RaiseTheAge coalition to bring together voices ahead of the Council of Attorneys-General meeting .
`` I want adults to stop putting 10-year-old kids in jail , '' said Dujuan Hoosan in Geneva , describing his own struggles in adapting to the Australian school system and how Aboriginal-led education could help keep children out of jail .
Experts say a low criminal age is at odds with research '' There 's an in-principle issue about whether you should raise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but if you do you need to know what is the alternative regime , '' New South Wales Attorney-General Mark Speakman told reporters in Sydney last month .
He said more work needed to be done to explore how to manage children who commit an offence outside of the criminal justice system , adding `` if people want to convince us they can '' .
There are many alternatives to jail , say campaigners Chris Cunneen , a professor of criminology at the University of Technology Sydney , ended his recent argument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this thought : `` At a time when there is so much attention on the need to end the racism in our justice system , raising the age of criminal responsibility is more important than ever . ''

"There's an in-principle issue about whether you should raise the age of criminal responsibility at all, but if you do you need to know what is the alternative regime," New South Wales Attorney-General Mark Speakman told reporters in Sydney last month.


bbc--2020-08-21--Sevilla beat Inter Milan to win record sixth Europa League title

Europa League kings Sevilla won the tournament for a record sixth time thanks to victory over Inter Milan in a thrilling final in Cologne .
The drama started when Sevilla defender Diego Carlos fouled Romelu Lukaku for an Inter penalty - and ended when Lukaku deflected Carlos ' bicycle kick into his own net .
It means Inter Milan 's wait for a trophy will tick over into a 10th year at least .
Lukaku gave the Italian side an early lead from the penalty spot for his 34th goal of the season , extending his record of scoring in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luuk de Jong scored two headers - from Jesus Navas and Ever Banega crosses - to put Sevilla into the lead .
Inter were level when Diego Godin nodded in to make it 2-2 in the 35th minute .
The game could not continue at that high tempo , but with extra-time on the cards , there was a twist to come .
Carlos flew into the air to meet a high ball with an overhead kick which was going wide until Lukaku stuck out a leg and diverted it past his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the managerial career of Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui , whose side are unbeaten since February , a run of 21 games .
`` This is a magnificent club , '' said the former Spain and Real Madrid boss .
`` I hope all the fans can celebrate it but with caution .
`` This squad are great .
They believe in it , what they work on and what they transmit .
Even if we had n't won I 'd still love these guys , but today we take home the prize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last nine Europa Leagues all have been won by Spanish or English teams - Sevilla have won four , Chelsea two and Atletico Madrid and Manchester United one each .
The last Italian team to win were Parma in 1999 .
De Jong is the hero as Sevilla continue Europa dominance Sevilla 's excellent record of never losing a Uefa Cup or Europa League final continues - six finals , six victories .
But this was a new Sevilla team - with barely anybody left since their three wins in a row from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last summer and built a new-look team .
Nine of the starting XI in Cologne were in their first season at the club .
They were cheered on by two fans , with Sevilla giving two of their 25 tickets for officials to supporters with membership numbers 2108 and 2020 ( to make the date of this game ) .
Carlos looked as if he was going to the villain of the run as he lost Lukaku and then fouled the Belgian striker on the corner of the box after five minutes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a row that he conceded a spot-kick , doing the same in wins over Wolves and Manchester United in the previous two rounds .
But their unlikely hero was De Jong , a man who had scored only eight goals since joining last summer - and had a goalless spell with Newcastle in 2014 .
His first header was a diving one from a Navas cross and his second was a wonderful looping effort into the top corner from Banega 's free-kick .
Carlos ' redemption was complete when his audacious effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte - who has brought in five Premier League players since taking over last summer - led Inter Milan to second place in Serie A this season .
That was their best finish since 2010-11 , which was also the last time they won a trophy - the Coppa Italia .
Left wing-back Ashley Young became the first Englishman to start a European final for a non-British club since Owen Hargreaves in the 2001 Champions League final for Bayern Munich .
And it was his former United team-mate Lukaku @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was fouled for a penalty which he fired home excellently .
The plaudits rolled in at that moment .
He is the first player to score 34 goals in his first season with Inter since Ronaldo in 1997-98 and his nine European goals is a joint record for an Inter player in a season .
But he was not the story of the game - in the way he would have wanted anyway - as Sevilla came back .
Inter 's confidence rose again when Godin , another big-name signing last summer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-on-one and substitute Alexis Sanchez had a shot cleared off the line , either side of the own-goal winner .
Conte 's future is in doubt after disagreements with the club 's owners .
A trophy would have helped .
`` We 'll take a few days off and then meet [ with the president ] with cool heads , '' he said .
`` I do n't have many regrets now , my players gave really everything they had against a team used to playing these kind of games .
`` Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valuable experience this season .
They can continue on this path with great confidence . ''
• Inter lost in a major European final for the first time since the 1997 Uefa Cup , when they lost on penalties to Schalke .
• Since 2009-10 , the Europa League has been won by a Spanish manager in six of the 11 finals ( Unai Emery x3 , Quique Sanchez Flores , Rafael Benitez , Julen Lopetegui ) .
• Sevilla have either progressed to the next round or won the competition in 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties .
• Inter defender Diego Godin became the sixth player to score in a European Cup/Champions League and Uefa Cup/Europa League final , after Steven Gerrard , Hernan Crespo , Dmitri Alenichev , Allan Simonsen and Pedro .
• Romelu Lukaku 's goal in the fifth minute for Inter was the earliest in a Uefa Cup/Europa League final since 2001 , when Liverpool 's Markus Babbel scored in the third minute against Alaves .
• Sevilla 's Diego Carlos conceded three penalties in the 2019-20 Europa League , the first player to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since Casar Azpilicueta in 2012-13 for Chelsea .
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Sevilla have won all six Uefa Cup or Europa League finals they have played in
Europa League kings Sevilla won the tournament for a record sixth time thanks to victory over Inter Milan in a thrilling final in Cologne.
The drama started when Sevilla defender Diego Carlos fouled Romelu Lukaku for an Inter penalty - and ended when Lukaku deflected Carlos' bicycle kick into his own net.
It means Inter Milan's wait for a trophy will tick over into a 10th year at least.
Lukaku gave the Italian side an early lead from the penalty spot for his 34th goal of the season, extending his record of scoring in consecutive Europa League games to 11.
Luuk de Jong scored two headers - from Jesus Navas and Ever Banega crosses - to put Sevilla into the lead.
Inter were level when Diego Godin nodded in to make it 2-2 in the 35th minute.
The game could not continue at that high tempo, but with extra-time on the cards, there was a twist to come.
Carlos flew into the air to meet a high ball with an overhead kick which was going wide until Lukaku stuck out a leg and diverted it past his own goalkeeper.
It was a first trophy in the managerial career of Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui, whose side are unbeaten since February, a run of 21 games.
"This is a magnificent club," said the former Spain and Real Madrid boss. "I hope all the fans can celebrate it but with caution.
"This squad are great. They believe in it, what they work on and what they transmit. Even if we hadn't won I'd still love these guys, but today we take home the prize. We always believed."
The last nine Europa Leagues all have been won by Spanish or English teams - Sevilla have won four, Chelsea two and Atletico Madrid and Manchester United one each. The last Italian team to win were Parma in 1999.
De Jong is the hero as Sevilla continue Europa dominance
Diego Carlos (r) has scored two goals for Sevilla since joining last summer. The winner was initially awarded to him but later became a Romelu Lukaku own goal
Sevilla's excellent record of never losing a Uefa Cup or Europa League final continues - six finals, six victories.
But this was a new Sevilla team - with barely anybody left since their three wins in a row from 2014 to 2016.
Lopetegui took over last summer and built a new-look team. Nine of the starting XI in Cologne were in their first season at the club.
They were cheered on by two fans, with Sevilla giving two of their 25 tickets for officials to supporters with membership numbers 2108 and 2020 (to make the date of this game).
Carlos looked as if he was going to the villain of the run as he lost Lukaku and then fouled the Belgian striker on the corner of the box after five minutes.
That was the third Europa League game in a row that he conceded a spot-kick, doing the same in wins over Wolves and Manchester United in the previous two rounds.
But their unlikely hero was De Jong, a man who had scored only eight goals since joining last summer - and had a goalless spell with Newcastle in 2014.
His first header was a diving one from a Navas cross and his second was a wonderful looping effort into the top corner from Banega's free-kick.
Carlos' redemption was complete when his audacious effort led to Lukaku's own goal.
Conte's ex-Premier League men fall just short
Romelu Lukaku's deflection helped Sevilla score the winner
Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte - who has brought in five Premier League players since taking over last summer - led Inter Milan to second place in Serie A this season.
That was their best finish since 2010-11, which was also the last time they won a trophy - the Coppa Italia.
Left wing-back Ashley Young became the first Englishman to start a European final for a non-British club since Owen Hargreaves in the 2001 Champions League final for Bayern Munich.
And it was his former United team-mate Lukaku who had a quick impact when he was fouled for a penalty which he fired home excellently.
The plaudits rolled in at that moment. He is the first player to score 34 goals in his first season with Inter since Ronaldo in 1997-98 and his nine European goals is a joint record for an Inter player in a season.
But he was not the story of the game - in the way he would have wanted anyway - as Sevilla came back.
Inter's confidence rose again when Godin, another big-name signing last summer, headed in.
But Lukaku missed a one-on-one and substitute Alexis Sanchez had a shot cleared off the line, either side of the own-goal winner.
Conte's future is in doubt after disagreements with the club's owners. A trophy would have helped.
"We'll take a few days off and then meet [with the president] with cool heads," he said.
"I don't have many regrets now, my players gave really everything they had against a team used to playing these kind of games.
"Many young players earned a great dose of valuable experience this season. They can continue on this path with great confidence."
Uefa Cup/Europa League finals Sevilla Inter Milan 2006 - 4-0 win over Middlesbrough 1991 - beat Roma 2-1 on aggregate 2007 - penalty shootout win over Espanyol after 2-2 draw 1994 - beat Austria Salzburg 2-0 on aggregate 2014 - penalty shootout win over Benfica after 0-0 draw 1997 - lost to Schalke on penalties after 1-1 aggregate draw 2015 - 3-2 win over Dnipro 1998 - beat Lazio 3-0 2016 - 3-1 win over Liverpool 2020 - 3-2 defeat by Sevilla 2020 - 3-2 win over Inter Milan
Match stats - Godin joins select group
Inter lost in a major European final for the first time since the 1997 Uefa Cup, when they lost on penalties to Schalke.
Since 2009-10, the Europa League has been won by a Spanish manager in six of the 11 finals (Unai Emery x3, Quique Sanchez Flores, Rafael Benitez, Julen Lopetegui).
Sevilla have either progressed to the next round or won the competition in 21 of their last 22 Europa League knockout ties.
Inter defender Diego Godin became the sixth player to score in a European Cup/Champions League and Uefa Cup/Europa League final, after Steven Gerrard, Hernan Crespo, Dmitri Alenichev, Allan Simonsen and Pedro.
Romelu Lukaku's goal in the fifth minute for Inter was the earliest in a Uefa Cup/Europa League final since 2001, when Liverpool's Markus Babbel scored in the third minute against Alaves.
Sevilla's Diego Carlos conceded three penalties in the 2019-20 Europa League, the first player to concede that many in a single campaign since Casar Azpilicueta in 2012-13 for Chelsea.


bbc--2020-08-21--Crawley hits unbeaten 171 to put England on top against Pakistan

Last updated on .From the section Cricket Zak Crawley 's sparkling maiden Test century put England in command of the third and final Test against Pakistan on day one at the Ageas Bowl , Southampton .
He shared an unbroken partnership of 205 with Jos Buttler , who continued his resurgence with the bat by making an unbeaten 87 .
That guided England from the difficulty of 127-4 to 332-4 , a position from which they are primed to win the series .
On a blustery day , Pakistan had to battle a fiercely strong wind that whistled down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , they were left facing a huge battle to avoid their first series defeat by England since 2010 .
• None Watch highlights on Today at the Test After the second Test on this ground was ruined by bad weather , there was a sense of foreboding when rain arrived just as the captains walked out to toss up .
When the shower passed , England skipper Joe Root took the opportunity to bat on the slow , dry pitch while at the same time sending Pakistan out to field in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only fleeting appearances and the wind swirling around the empty stadium , it was Crawley who illuminated proceedings in an innings that gradually sucked the enthusiasm from the tourists .
There were periods either side of lunch when the contest between bat and ball was even , not least when Root and Ollie Pope fell in the space of four overs .
Buttler , though , arrived first to support , then came to life in an evening session where England rattled along at almost five an over .
The second new ball @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their way .
By the close , England had already piled on enough to be able to take advantage of a pitch that could deteriorate , perhaps with some uneven bounce for the extra pace of Jofra Archer , restored to the side in place of Sam Curran .
• None The Hundred can launch without crowds , says outgoing ECB chief Graves Crawley was left out when England rebalanced their team because of an injury that prevented Ben Stokes from bowling .
He returned with a half-century in the second Test , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
He announced his arrival by clipping his first ball for four , and proceeded to play all around the ground with a level of strokeplay none of his team-mates came close to matching .
Dripping in class , Crawley played drives of all kinds , guides to third man , glances off the pads , took on the fast bowlers when they dropped short and swept the spinners .
The Kent right-hander was able to move up and down the gears depending on the control exerted by the Pakistan bowlers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then settling into a more even tempo .
Crawley pushed Mohammad Abbas into the covers to reach three figures , celebrating with a modest raise of the bat and a kiss of the badge on his helmet .
By that time Buttler has eased into the slipstream , going on to loft the leg-spin of Yasir Shah for two magnificent straight sixes .
Crawley offered a half chance back to bowler Fawad Alam on 159 , but remains with the opportunity for a double century , and Buttler is closing in on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on course to win the first Test before the heroics of Buttler and Chris Woakes , and the tourists had managed a competitive total in the truncated second Test .
Here , they were rarely in the contest , and it would take a monumental turnaround for the tourists to preserve their strong recent record against England .
Though Rory Burns edged Shaheen Afridi to fourth slip and Yasir , employed early to bowl into the wind , had an advancing Dom Sibley lbw , Pakistan had little control with the new ball @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until almost two hours into the day .
They improved after lunch and were given an opening by wholehearted 17-year-old Naseem Shah .
The pace bowler nipped one away to take Root 's edge , with Yasir following up by scurrying through the bamboozled Pope .
From there , though , they had little threat , scant discipline and decreasing energy .
The Fawad drop saw shoulders slump further , and even though the new ball caused England the occasional uncomfortable moment , Pakistan were flattened by the time a rare full day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best day of the summer ' - what they said Former England captain Michael Vaughan : `` The run chase at Old Trafford was dramatic , but this has been England 's best day of the summer .
`` It was the manner of which the partnership developed from the get-go : just playing good Test cricket .
And Zak Crawley , you just ca n't see a better century . ''
Test Match Special 's Aatif Nawaz : `` It was n't as much case of poor bowling from Pakistan as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley put on a jarring display of concentration and dominance the likes of which we have n't seen too often this summer . ''
England batsman Zak Crawley : `` It 's the best feeling I 've had in cricket , for sure .
Hopefully I can get a few more .
It 's definitely one of the feelings you want again . ''

Third Test, Ageas Bowl (day one of five) England 332-4 (90 overs): Crawley 171*, Buttler 87*, Yasir 2-107 Pakistan: Yet to bat Scorecard
Zak Crawley's sparkling maiden Test century put England in command of the third and final Test against Pakistan on day one at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
The 22-year-old, playing in his eighth Test, oozed elegance for his 171 not out.
He shared an unbroken partnership of 205 with Jos Buttler, who continued his resurgence with the bat by making an unbeaten 87.
That guided England from the difficulty of 127-4 to 332-4, a position from which they are primed to win the series.
On a blustery day, Pakistan had to battle a fiercely strong wind that whistled down the ground throughout.
At the end of it, they were left facing a huge battle to avoid their first series defeat by England since 2010.
England take step towards series win
Zak Crawley's knock is his highest first-class score
After the second Test on this ground was ruined by bad weather, there was a sense of foreboding when rain arrived just as the captains walked out to toss up.
When the shower passed, England skipper Joe Root took the opportunity to bat on the slow, dry pitch while at the same time sending Pakistan out to field in the miserable conditions.
With the sun making only fleeting appearances and the wind swirling around the empty stadium, it was Crawley who illuminated proceedings in an innings that gradually sucked the enthusiasm from the tourists.
There were periods either side of lunch when the contest between bat and ball was even, not least when Root and Ollie Pope fell in the space of four overs.
Buttler, though, arrived first to support, then came to life in an evening session where England rattled along at almost five an over.
The second new ball was also dispatched as Pakistan gradually lost their way.
By the close, England had already piled on enough to be able to take advantage of a pitch that could deteriorate, perhaps with some uneven bounce for the extra pace of Jofra Archer, restored to the side in place of Sam Curran.
Crawley's dazzling display
Crawley was left out when England rebalanced their team because of an injury that prevented Ben Stokes from bowling. He returned with a half-century in the second Test, then produced this performance to cement his place.
He announced his arrival by clipping his first ball for four, and proceeded to play all around the ground with a level of strokeplay none of his team-mates came close to matching.
Dripping in class, Crawley played drives of all kinds, guides to third man, glances off the pads, took on the fast bowlers when they dropped short and swept the spinners.
The Kent right-hander was able to move up and down the gears depending on the control exerted by the Pakistan bowlers, scoring 45 from his first 46 deliveries, then settling into a more even tempo.
Crawley pushed Mohammad Abbas into the covers to reach three figures, celebrating with a modest raise of the bat and a kiss of the badge on his helmet.
By that time Buttler has eased into the slipstream, going on to loft the leg-spin of Yasir Shah for two magnificent straight sixes.
Crawley offered a half chance back to bowler Fawad Alam on 159, but remains with the opportunity for a double century, and Buttler is closing in on his second Test ton.
Pakistan pushed to the brink
Pakistan were on course to win the first Test before the heroics of Buttler and Chris Woakes, and the tourists had managed a competitive total in the truncated second Test.
Here, they were rarely in the contest, and it would take a monumental turnaround for the tourists to preserve their strong recent record against England.
Though Rory Burns edged Shaheen Afridi to fourth slip and Yasir, employed early to bowl into the wind, had an advancing Dom Sibley lbw, Pakistan had little control with the new ball. They did not manage a maiden until almost two hours into the day.
They improved after lunch and were given an opening by wholehearted 17-year-old Naseem Shah. The pace bowler nipped one away to take Root's edge, with Yasir following up by scurrying through the bamboozled Pope.
From there, though, they had little threat, scant discipline and decreasing energy.
The Fawad drop saw shoulders slump further, and even though the new ball caused England the occasional uncomfortable moment, Pakistan were flattened by the time a rare full day of play was completed.
'England's best day of the summer' - what they said
Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "The run chase at Old Trafford was dramatic, but this has been England's best day of the summer.
"It was the manner of which the partnership developed from the get-go: just playing good Test cricket. And Zak Crawley, you just can't see a better century."
Test Match Special's Aatif Nawaz: "It wasn't as much case of poor bowling from Pakistan as it was an exceptional batting performance from England.
"Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley put on a jarring display of concentration and dominance the likes of which we haven't seen too often this summer."
England batsman Zak Crawley: "It's the best feeling I've had in cricket, for sure. Hopefully I can get a few more. It's definitely one of the feelings you want again."


bbc--2020-08-21--Arrested Maguire 'co-operating with Greek authorities', say Man Utd

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been arrested following an incident on the island of Mykonos on Thursday .
The England defender , 27 , is on holiday in Greece .
The Syros prosecutor 's office said on Friday that `` three foreigners '' had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers in Mykonos .
Maguire 's lawyer Konstantinos Darivas said he denies the allegations and is `` fully convinced he will be released without any charges '' on Saturday .
Maguire joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware of an alleged incident involving Harry Maguire in Mykonos last night , '' United said in a statement on Friday .
`` Contact has been made with Harry , and he is fully co-operating with the Greek authorities .
At this time we will be making no further comment . ''
Greek police said in a statement officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers .
The statement claimed that after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three arrested individuals then `` strongly resisted , pushing and hitting three police officers '' and that `` one of the detainees tried to offer money so that the trial against them would not be completed '' .
The police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of `` violence against officials , disobedience , bodily harm , insult and attempted bribery of an official '' .
It is not known specifically what Maguire has been accused of .
United 's season finished with a 2-1 defeat by Sevilla in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
Harry Maguire played in United's Europa League semi-final defeat by Sevilla
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire appeared in court on Saturday after being arrested following an incident on the island of Mykonos.
The England defender, 27, is on holiday in Greece.
The Syros prosecutor's office said on Friday that "three foreigners" had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers on Thursday.
Maguire's lawyer Konstantinos Darivas said he denies the allegations and the defender left court without comment.
Darivas added that he was "fully convinced he will be released without any charges" on Saturday.
Maguire joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in August 2019.
"The club is aware of an alleged incident involving Harry Maguire in Mykonos last night," United said in a statement on Friday.
"Contact has been made with Harry, and he is fully co-operating with the Greek authorities. At this time we will be making no further comment."
Greek police said in a statement officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers.
The statement claimed that after arriving at Mykonos police station, the three arrested individuals then "strongly resisted, pushing and hitting three police officers" and that "one of the detainees tried to offer money so that the trial against them would not be completed".
The police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of "violence against officials, disobedience, bodily harm, insult and attempted bribery of an official".
It is not known specifically what Maguire has been accused of.
United's season finished with a 2-1 defeat by Sevilla in the Europa League semi-finals on 16 August.


bbc--2020-08-21--Scheffler hits 59 at Northern Trust but leader Johnson blows chance to go lower

Last updated on .From the section Golf American Scottie Scheffler became just the 12th player to shoot under 60 on the PGA Tour with a 12-under-par 59 in round two of the Northern Trust .
`` You do n't get too many opportunities to shoot a 59 , so to finish the job is really cool , '' said Scheffler .
Dustin Johnson was 11 under after 11 holes but parred the final seven holes to card a 60 and lead on 15 under .
The world number four had two eagles and five birdies in his opening eight holes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and two more birdies followed on the 10th and 11th holes .
If he had picked up one more birdie in his final seven holes , it would have been the first time that two players had hit sub-60 rounds in the same tournament .
Jim Furyk holds the record for the lowest round in PGA Tour history after shooting 58 during the 2016 Travelers Championship .
`` I got off to a great start , '' said Johnson on Sky Sports after signing for the lowest round of his career .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but I was just trying to play one shot at a time .
`` It is what it is , it did n't happen .
But I 'm still happy with how I played and my position going into the weekend . ''
He leads Scheffler and Australian Cameron Davis ( 65 ) by two shots .
Scheffler reached the turn in 30 shots and hit five birdies from the 10th to the 16th , leaving him needing to birdie the par-five 18th to hit 59 and he two-putted from 80 feet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was nervous , very nervous over both those putts on 18 and coming down the stretch , but I think it helped me focus a little bit more , '' he added .
Scheffler , who broke the course record by two strokes , is the second youngest player to hit 59 on the PGA Tour after Justin Thomas did so aged 23 in 2017 .
Ian Poulter had a four-under 67 to improve to nine under , while fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood hit a two-under 69 to move to seven under , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 69 to move to three under .
Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy missed a short birdie putt at the last as he shot a 70 to also beat the cut on the mark of three under , where he was joined by Tiger Woods ( 71 ) .
England 's Justin Rose drained a 30-foot birdie putt on the ninth , his last hole , to also make the cut on the number .
The Northern Trust is the first of three events in the US tour 's FedEx Cup play-offs that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .

Scottie Scheffler finished tied fourth at this year's PGA Championship
Northern Trust, round two leaderboard -15 D Johnson (US); -13 S Scheffler (US), C Davis (Aus) Selected: -12 L Oosthuizen (SA); -9 I Poulter (Eng); -7 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Thomas (US); -6 J Rahm (Spa); -4 T Hatton (Eng); -3 P Casey (Eng), R McIlroy (NI), T Woods (US), J Rose (Eng)
American Scottie Scheffler became just the 12th player to shoot under 60 on the PGA Tour with a 12-under-par 59 in round two of the Northern Trust.
Scheffler, 24, carded 12 birdies in a bogey-free round to reach 13 under overall in Boston, Massachusetts.
"You don't get too many opportunities to shoot a 59, so to finish the job is really cool," said Scheffler.
Dustin Johnson was 11 under after 11 holes but parred the final seven holes to card a 60 and lead on 15 under.
The world number four had two eagles and five birdies in his opening eight holes to reach the turn in nine-under-par 27 and two more birdies followed on the 10th and 11th holes.
If he had picked up one more birdie in his final seven holes, it would have been the first time that two players had hit sub-60 rounds in the same tournament.
Jim Furyk holds the record for the lowest round in PGA Tour history after shooting 58 during the 2016 Travelers Championship.
"I got off to a great start," said Johnson on Sky Sports after signing for the lowest round of his career. "You're definitely thinking about shooting 59 but I was just trying to play one shot at a time.
"It is what it is, it didn't happen. But I'm still happy with how I played and my position going into the weekend."
He leads Scheffler and Australian Cameron Davis (65) by two shots.
Scheffler reached the turn in 30 shots and hit five birdies from the 10th to the 16th, leaving him needing to birdie the par-five 18th to hit 59 and he two-putted from 80 feet to achieve the feat.
"I definitely was nervous, very nervous over both those putts on 18 and coming down the stretch, but I think it helped me focus a little bit more," he added.
Scheffler, who broke the course record by two strokes, is the second youngest player to hit 59 on the PGA Tour after Justin Thomas did so aged 23 in 2017.
Ian Poulter had a four-under 67 to improve to nine under, while fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood hit a two-under 69 to move to seven under, with compatriot Paul Casey also carding a 69 to move to three under.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy missed a short birdie putt at the last as he shot a 70 to also beat the cut on the mark of three under, where he was joined by Tiger Woods (71).
England's Justin Rose drained a 30-foot birdie putt on the ninth, his last hole, to also make the cut on the number.
The Northern Trust is the first of three events in the US tour's FedEx Cup play-offs that will determine the PGA Tour champion for this season.


bbc--2020-08-21--Murray admits to feeling 'a bit off the pace' before ATP Tour return at weekend

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Andy Murray has admitted he is feeling `` off the pace '' for his return to the ATP Tour this weekend .
The tournament is a warm-up for the US Open at the same venue from 31 August .
`` I 'm looking forward to it , just to be back competing again , '' said Murray , whose last ATP event was November 's Antwerp Open .
The Scot has struggled with injury since then and , although he is now back to full fitness , he admits to some rustiness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ few days just practising with top players , which I 've kind of done a little bit back home but not that much , '' he added .
`` It 's very different conditions , very lively , quick , very hot .
I 've been practising with [ Dominic ] Thiem , [ Andrey ] Rublev and [ Karen ] Khachanov .
Those guys do n't really hold back .
`` It 's a bit of a different speed to what I 've been used to .
I felt a little bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm feeling quite good on the court physically in terms of my hip .
`` That was really all I wanted .
I wanted to get to the US Open feeling pretty pain-free so that I could enjoy playing in a grand slam again .
`` The last few years , they 've been tough .
I felt like I was doing really well at the end of last year - I was so excited for the beginning of this year .
`` I had the setback again in November and a tough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't really know exactly what was going on with the hip .
`` Now I 'm in a position to compete again and hopefully play in a major . ''
Murray , who said he will manage his schedule to avoid further setbacks , travelled to New York 10 days ago and has entered the tournament 's bio-secure bubble , staying in a hotel on Long Island .
`` Since I got in , I 've been tested [ for coronavirus ] twice , '' Murray said .
`` From what I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be doing the right things . ''
Murray is one of five Britons in the main draw with Dan Evans facing a tough opener against Russian 10th seed Andrey Rublev while Kyle Edmund plays former Wimbledon and US Open finalist Kevin Anderson with the South African on the way back from elbow and knee surgery In the women 's draw , eighth seed Johanna Konta has a bye in the opening round while Heather Watson faces American Bernarda Pera .
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Murray will be facing Tiafoe for the first time on the ATP Tour
Andy Murray has admitted he is feeling "off the pace" for his return to the ATP Tour this weekend.
The two-time Wimbledon champion will face American wild card Frances Tiafoe in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open at Flushing Meadows.
The tournament is a warm-up for the US Open at the same venue from 31 August.
"I'm looking forward to it, just to be back competing again," said Murray, whose last ATP event was October's Antwerp Open.
The Scot has struggled with injury since then and, although he is now back to full fitness, he admits to some rustiness.
"I've really enjoyed the last few days just practising with top players, which I've kind of done a little bit back home but not that much," he added.
"It's very different conditions, very lively, quick, very hot. I've been practising with [Dominic] Thiem, [Andrey] Rublev and [Karen] Khachanov. Those guys don't really hold back.
"It's a bit of a different speed to what I've been used to. I felt a little bit off the pace at times but I'm feeling quite good on the court physically in terms of my hip.
"That was really all I wanted. I wanted to get to the US Open feeling pretty pain-free so that I could enjoy playing in a grand slam again.
"The last few years, they've been tough. I felt like I was doing really well at the end of last year - I was so excited for the beginning of this year.
"I had the setback again in November and a tough few months after that - I didn't really know exactly what was going on with the hip.
"Now I'm in a position to compete again and hopefully play in a major."
Murray, who said he will manage his schedule to avoid further setbacks, travelled to New York 10 days ago and has entered the tournament's bio-secure bubble, staying in a hotel on Long Island.
"Since I got in, I've been tested [for coronavirus] twice," Murray said. "From what I've seen so far, everyone seems to be doing the right things."
Murray is one of five Britons in the main draw with Dan Evans facing a tough opener against Russian 10th seed Andrey Rublev while Kyle Edmund plays former Wimbledon and US Open finalist Kevin Anderson with the South African on the way back from elbow and knee surgery
In the women's draw, eighth seed Johanna Konta has a bye in the opening round while Heather Watson faces American Bernarda Pera.


bbc--2020-08-21--Saturday's gossip: Arsenal on verge of signing Gabriel

Arsenal are close to completing the transfer of Gabriel Magalhaes after the 22-year-old Brazilian centre-back completed a medical after a fee of up to £27m was agreed with Lille .
The Gunners have offered a five-year contract , although Napoli have not given up hope of signing the player .
( Times , subscription required ) If Napoli miss out on Gabriel , they could make a move for Arsenal 's German defender Shkodran Mustafi , 28 .
( Daily Star ) Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Kai Havertz after holding further talks with Bayer Leverkusen over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Guardian ) West Ham are trying to get England midfielder Jack Wilshere , 28 , off their wage bill and are willing to buy out the final year of his contract or subsidise a move to another club .
( Times , subscription required ) Chelsea are in advanced talks with Paris St-Germain captain Thiago Silva , with the 35-year-old Brazil defender set to leave PSG on a free transfer after Sunday 's Champions League final against Bayern Munich .
( The Athletic , subscription required ) Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Stamford Bridge club .
( Le10 Sport via Star ) Manchester City have agreed a deal with Napoli over the signing of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly , 29 .
( Sports Illustrated ) Jadon Sancho ’ s team-mates at Borussia Dortmund are convinced the 20-year-old England forward , linked with a move to Manchester United , will remain with the Bundesliga side for one more year following his involvement in pre-season training .
( Telegraph , subscription required ) Everton are offering 27-year-old French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure a £120,000-a-week deal as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Football Insider ) Leeds United are targeting Valencia and Spain striker Rodrigo , 29 , as a key summer signing .
( Mail ) Marcelo Bielsa has also set his sights on Freiburg centre-back Robin Koch , 24 , after missing out on Brighton 's Ben White .
( Sun ) West Brom want to re-sign Croatia midfielder Filip Krovinovic , 24 , and England Under-21 midfielder Grady Diangana , 22 , after successful loan spells from Benfica and West Ham respectively .
( Mail ) Championship sides Swansea City and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peybernes , who plays for second tier Spanish side UD Almeria .
( Radio Marca , in Spanish )

Last updated on .From the section Gossip
Arsenal are close to completing the transfer of Gabriel Magalhaes. The 22-year-old Brazil centre-back completed a medical after a fee of up to £27m was agreed with Lille. The Gunners have offered a five-year contract, although Napoli have not given up hope of signing him. (Times - subscription required) external-link
If Napoli miss out on Gabriel, they could make a move for Arsenal's 28-year-old Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi. (Daily Star) external-link
Manchester United are also in the race for Gabriel, but must increase their offer to secure him. (Daily Star) external-link
Manchester United have made a £27m bid for 29-year-old Juventus and Brazil winger Douglas Costa but the Serie A club are holding out for an extra £9m. (Joe) external-link
Chelsea are closing in on 21-year-old Germany winger Kai Havertz after holding further talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a fee. (Guardian) external-link
West Ham are trying to get England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 28, off their wage bill and are willing to buy out the final year of his contract or subsidise a move to another club. (Times - subscription required) external-link
Chelsea are in advanced talks with Paris St-Germain captain Thiago Silva, with the 35-year-old Brazil defender set to leave on a free transfer after Sunday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich. (The Athletic - subscription required) external-link
Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 25, is a target for Chelsea. (Le10 Sport via Star) external-link
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Napoli over the signing of 29-year-old Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly. (Sports Illustrated) external-link
Jadon Sancho's team-mates at Borussia Dortmund are convinced the 20-year-old England forward - linked with a move to Manchester United - will remain with the Bundesliga side for one more year following his involvement in pre-season training. (Telegraph - subscription required) external-link
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Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo has cut former Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 32, and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 33, from his squad. (Mirror) external-link
Everton are offering Watford's 27-year-old French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure a £120,000-a-week deal.(Football Insider) external-link
Leeds United have targeted Valencia and Spain striker Rodrigo, 29, as a key summer signing. (Mail) external-link
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has set his sights on Freiburg's German centre-back Robin Koch, 24, after missing out on Brighton's Ben White. (Sun) external-link
West Brom want to re-sign Croatia midfielder Filip Krovinovic, 24, and England Under-21 midfielder Grady Diangana, 22, after successful loan spells from Benfica and West Ham respectively. (Mail) external-link
Championship sides Swansea City and Nottingham Forest want 29-year-old French centre-back Mathieu Peybernes, who plays for second tier Spanish side UD Almeria. (Radio Marca - in Spanish) external-link