france24--2020-09-14--Austria's Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev to win US Open

Alexander Zverev of Germany returns the ball against Dominic Thiem of Austria in the men 's singles final match on day 14 of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows , New York , USA , Sep 13 , 2020 .
Austria 's Dominic Thiem finally claimed his first Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany 's Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 ( 6 ) in Sunday 's U.S. Open final .
The 27-year-old world number three , beaten in his first three Grand Slam finals , started as favourite but appeared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fell two sets behind .
Thiem , who had dropped only one set en route to the final , looked stifled by nerves early on but gradually broke the shackles to hit back from a break down to take the third .
Zverev faltered on serve at 3-4 in a high-quality fourth set allowing Thiem to take the contest to a decider .
A limping Thiem trailed 5-3 in a high-quality decider but summoned some incredible baseline winners to take it into a nerve-jangling tiebreak .
An astonishing climax saw Thiem squander two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third opportunity came Zverev fired wide after four hours and two minutes .

Austria's Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills in the U.S. Open final on Sunday.
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The 27-year-old world number three appeared to have blown his golden chance as he fell two sets behind but hit back to become the first player to win a Grand Slam from having trailed by two sets since Gaston Gaudio at the 2004 French Open.
Thiem, who dropped only one set en route to the final, started as favourite but was stifled by nerves early on, trailing by a set and 5-1 as his evening threatened to become a nightmare on an eerie, almost empty Arthur Ashe stadium.
He gradually broke the shackles to hit back from a break down to take the third, however, and Zverev faltered on serve at 3-4 in a high-quality fourth set allowing Thiem to take a slow-burner of a contest to a decider.
With one of the sport's biggest prizes within reach, both men raised their games in a gripping decider.
The 23-year-old Zverev, bidding to become the first German male to win a Grand Slam since Boris Becker won in New York in 1996, showed great composure to resist the Thiem charge and served for the title at 5-3.
With the match deep into its fourth hour, though, it had become not just a physical battle but a psychological one too.
First Zverev faltered with the title tantalisingly close, then Thiem could not hold serve for glory at 6-5 as a U.S. Open men's final moved into its first-ever fifth set tiebreak.
A gut-wrenching climax saw Thiem take a 6-4 lead as Zverev's serve crumbled. But he netted a forehand with the court gaping, then sent another forehand wide.
Thiem earned another match point with a fearless pass though, and Zverev then dragged a backhand wide.
"It's amazing how far our journeys brought us to share this moment and I wish -- really I wish -- we could have two winners today, I think we both deserved it," Thiem said on court after a tearful speech from his crestfallen opponent and close friend.
Momentum shift
Thiem, the second Austrian to win a Grand Slam after Thomas Muster's 1995 French Open title, had lost all three of his previous Grand Slam finals.
His two French Open finals were against Rafa Nadal, a 12-times champion on the Paris clay, while at this year's Australia Open he was beaten in five stunning sets by world number one Novak Djokovic.
This time, with Nadal opting out over concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, Roger Federer injured and top seed Djokovic defaulted last Sunday for hitting a line judge with a ball, the door had swung wide open for Thiem.
Things are never usually straightforward though, especially at Flushing Meadows.
Zverev's form had been patchy on his way to the final but he looked in fine form from the start on Sunday, bossing the baseline rallies with his smooth power.
The first set lasted 30 minutes and when Zverev went 5-1 ahead in the second a stunned Thiem was looking up forlornly at his coach Nicolas Massu.
But the Austrian began to loosen up and while he could not salvage the second set and then went a break down in the third, he was finally upping the power on his fizzing groundstrokes.
When Zverev dropped serve to lose the third set Thiem ominously sent three rackets off to be re-strung.
Zverev fought off break points at 2-3 in the fourth but a double-fault and a forehand error gave Thiem the break at 3-4 and as the match went into the decider the momentum had shifted completely Thiem's way as he broke immediately.
There were to be more twists and turns before Thiem fell to his back in celebration at becoming the first player born in the 1990s to claim a men's Grand Slam, and the first outside Nadal, Djokovic and Federer to claim one since Stan Wawrinka's 2016 U.S. Open triumph.
(REUTERS)
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france24--2020-09-14--Rocky start for Brady as Saints down Bucs

Tom Brady 's Tampa Bay career got off to a rocky start on Sunday as the Buccaneers suffered a season-opening 34-23 defeat to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome .
Brady , who joined the Buccaneers in March after calling time on his 20-year reign as New England Patriots ' quarterback , was sacked three times and intercepted twice as the Saints powered to victory .
It was an uncomfortable outing for the 43-year-old Brady , widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in NFL history .
Although Brady got off to a fairytale start -- scoring the game 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end zone -- the Buccaneers were chasing the game for long periods thereafter .
The Saints drew level through an Alvin Kamara touchdown and then took the lead after Brady 's first interception of the day ceded possession , running back Kamara grabbing his second touchdown .
A Wil Lutz field goal put the Saints 17-7 ahead at half-time , and New Orleans stretched their lead to 24-7 early in the third when Brady was picked off by Janoris Jenkins , who returned for a touchdown .
Although the Bucs closed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal and a touchdown , Saints quarterback Drew Brees found Emmanuel Sanders for another touchdown to leave the home team in control .
Elsewhere Sunday , Cam Newton rushed for two touchdowns as New England made a winning start in their post-Brady era with a 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins .
Newton , who joined the Patriots in the off-season from the Carolina Panthers , extended his quarterback touchdown rushing record to 60 with a score in each half at Foxborough , Massachusetts .
Former NFL Most Valuable Player Newton 's first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skipping into the end zone from four yards out .
He added a second touchdown in the third quarter to extend New England 's lead to 14-3 .
The Dolphins closed the gap to 14-11 with a Jordan Howard touchdown followed by a successful two-point conversion attempt early in the fourth quarter .
But Newton then led the Patriots on a 10-play , 75-yard drive that ended with running back Sony Michel barrelling over from one yard out to make it 21-11 .
Newton , 31 , is aiming to relaunch his career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injury-plagued final two seasons with the Panthers , who jettisoned the quarterback in March .
In other games , reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens demolished the Cleveland Browns 38-6 .
Jackson opened his account for the season with a five-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews as the Ravens took the lead in the first quarter .
Although the Browns responded with a touchdown through David Njoku from Baker Mayfield 's pass , the Ravens rattled off four more touchdowns without reply to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rivals .
The Green Bay Packers made a winning start in their NFC North divisional battle with the Minnesota Vikings , romping to a 43-34 victory in Minneapolis .
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay offense , passing for 364 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions .
Rodgers made 32 completions from 44 passing attempts .
In Atlanta , meanwhile , the quarterback duel between Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson and Falcons counterpart Matt Ryan finished with Wilson firmly in the ascendancy as the Seahawks scored an impressive 38-25 win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whopping 450 yards and two touchdowns , but Wilson threw for four touchdowns and 322 yards in the win .
In Detroit , Lions linebacker Jamie Collins found himself ejected from his team 's 27-23 defeat to the Chicago Bears in bizarre circumstances after he appeared to lower his helmet and make contact with an official .
Collins looked to be attempting to complain about Bears running back David Montgomery lowering his helmet into a tackle , but inadvertently brushed the game official 's chest with his head as he did so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fourth quarter collapse that saw the Bears reel off 21 unanswered points to turn a 23-6 deficit into victory .

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Tom Brady's Tampa Bay career got off to a rocky start on Sunday as the Buccaneers suffered a season-opening 34-23 defeat to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome.
Brady, who joined the Buccaneers in March after calling time on his 20-year reign as New England Patriots' quarterback, was sacked three times and intercepted twice as the Saints powered to victory.
It was an uncomfortable outing for the 43-year-old Brady, widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in NFL history.
Although Brady got off to a fairytale start -- scoring the game's opening touchdown after a one-yard sneak into the end zone -- the Buccaneers were chasing the game for long periods thereafter.
The Saints drew level through an Alvin Kamara touchdown and then took the lead after Brady's first interception of the day ceded possession, running back Kamara grabbing his second touchdown.
A Wil Lutz field goal put the Saints 17-7 ahead at half-time, and New Orleans stretched their lead to 24-7 early in the third when Brady was picked off by Janoris Jenkins, who returned for a touchdown.
Although the Bucs closed the gap to seven points with a field goal and a touchdown, Saints quarterback Drew Brees found Emmanuel Sanders for another touchdown to leave the home team in control.
- Double delight for Newton -
Elsewhere Sunday, Cam Newton rushed for two touchdowns as New England made a winning start in their post-Brady era with a 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Newton, who joined the Patriots in the off-season from the Carolina Panthers, extended his quarterback touchdown rushing record to 60 with a score in each half at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Former NFL Most Valuable Player Newton's first touchdown came in the second quarter, skipping into the end zone from four yards out. He added a second touchdown in the third quarter to extend New England's lead to 14-3.
The Dolphins closed the gap to 14-11 with a Jordan Howard touchdown followed by a successful two-point conversion attempt early in the fourth quarter.
But Newton then led the Patriots on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with running back Sony Michel barrelling over from one yard out to make it 21-11.
Newton, 31, is aiming to relaunch his career under Patriots coach Bill Belichick after an injury-plagued final two seasons with the Panthers, who jettisoned the quarterback in March.
- Ravens rout -
In other games, reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens demolished the Cleveland Browns 38-6.
Jackson opened his account for the season with a five-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews as the Ravens took the lead in the first quarter.
Although the Browns responded with a touchdown through David Njoku from Baker Mayfield's pass, the Ravens rattled off four more touchdowns without reply to pull clear of their AFC North divisional rivals.
The Green Bay Packers made a winning start in their NFC North divisional battle with the Minnesota Vikings, romping to a 43-34 victory in Minneapolis.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay offense, passing for 364 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Rodgers made 32 completions from 44 passing attempts.
In Atlanta, meanwhile, the quarterback duel between Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson and Falcons counterpart Matt Ryan finished with Wilson firmly in the ascendancy as the Seahawks scored an impressive 38-25 win.
Ryan led the passing yards with a whopping 450 yards and two touchdowns, but Wilson threw for four touchdowns and 322 yards in the win.
In Detroit, Lions linebacker Jamie Collins found himself ejected from his team's 27-23 defeat to the Chicago Bears in bizarre circumstances after he appeared to lower his helmet and make contact with an official.
Collins looked to be attempting to complain about Bears running back David Montgomery lowering his helmet into a tackle, but inadvertently brushed the game official's chest with his head as he did so.
Collins' misery was compounded by a fourth quarter collapse that saw the Bears reel off 21 unanswered points to turn a 23-6 deficit into victory.
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france24--2020-09-13--ByteDance picks Oracle over Microsoft for TikTok US deal

Tik Tok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27 , 2019 .
China 's ByteDance has picked a consortium led by Oracle Corp for a deal for the U.S. operations of short-video app TikTok , beating out rival bidder Microsoft Corp , a person familiar with the matter on Sunday .
ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikTok 's U.S. business since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened last month to ban the service if it was not sold .
The deal will be structured not as a sale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , without disclosing how much of TikTok 's U.S. operations ByteDance and its investors will continue to own .
Oracle will be ByteDance 's technology partner and will handle TikTok 's U.S. user data , the source added .
ByteDance will need approval for the deal from governments of the United States and China .
It is not clear whether Trump , who wants a U.S. technology company to own most of TikTok in the United States , will approved the proposed deal .
ByteDance and Oracle did not immediately respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined to comment .
Microsoft said earlier on Sunday it was informed by ByteDance that it would not be selling TikTok 's U.S. operations to Microsoft .

Oracle beat Microsoft in the battle for the U.S. arm of TikTok with a deal structured as a partnership rather than an outright sale to try to navigate geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington, people familiar with the matter said.
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019.
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ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, had been in talks to divest the U.S. business of its hugely popular short-video app to Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft Corp after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the sale last month and said he might otherwise shut it down.
While TikTok is best known for dancing videos that go viral among teenagers, U.S. officials are concerned user information could be passed to China's Communist Party government. TikTok, which has as many as 100 million U.S. users, has said it would never share such data with Chinese authorities.
Sale negotiations were upended when China updated its export control rules last month, giving it a say over the transfer of TikTok's algorithm to a foreign buyer. Reuters reported last week that China would rather see TikTok shut down in the United States than allow a forced sale.
On Monday, China's state-run English television channel CGTN cited sources as saying ByteDance would not sell TikTok's U.S. operations to Oracle or Microsoft, and would not give the source code for the platform to any U.S. firm.
Under ByteDance's latest proposal, Oracle would be the firm's technology partner and assume management of TikTok's U.S. user data, sources told Reuters on Sunday. Oracle is also negotiating taking a stake in TikTok's U.S. operations, they said.
The data is currently stored in Alphabet Inc's cloud.
Some of ByteDance's top investors, including General Atlantic and Sequoia, will also be given minority stakes in those operations, one of the people said.
Precedent
It is unclear whether Trump, who wants a U.S. technology firm to own most of TikTok in the United States, will approve the deal. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Monday the administration would review it this week.
"I will just say from our standpoint, we'll need to make sure that the code is, one, secure, Americans' data is secure, that the phones are secure and we'll be looking to have discussions with Oracle over the next few days with our technical teams," he said.
Mnuchin said the deadline to approve a deal was Sept. 20 and that the current proposal included a commitment to create a U.S. headquartered company with 20,000 new jobs.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews deals for national security risk, is overseeing the ByteDance-Oracle talks and Mnuchin said there would also be a separate national security review by the Trump administration.
"User data protection and assurances around how the company's algorithms push content to U.S. users are thoughtful components of a substantive solution, but whether they can change political outcomes is a much more difficult question," said regulatory lawyer John Kabealo, who is not involved in the talks.
ByteDance plans to argue that CFIUS' approval two years ago of China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co Ltd's purchase of U.S. insurer Genworth Financial Inc offers a precedent for its proposal with Oracle, the sources said.
In that deal, China Oceanwide agreed to use a U.S.-based, third-party service to manage Genworth's U.S. policyholder data. ByteDance will argue a similar arrangement with Oracle can safeguard TikTok's U.S. user data, the sources said.
ByteDance and Oracle did not respond to requests for comment. The White House declined to comment.
China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin declined to comment on Monday when asked at a press conference about the TikTok deal, but said TikTok was being "encircled" and "coerced" in the United States into a transaction.
"We urge the U.S. government to provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for foreign firms operating and investing in the United States," he said.
Walmart blow
Oracle's chairman Larry Ellison is one of the tech world's few Trump supporters. His firm has significant technological prowess in handling and safeguarding data, but no social media experience as its clientele comprises companies, rather than consumers.
Peking University professor of investment Jeffrey Towson said Oracle's ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations with access, but not ownership, of ByteDance's core technology mirrored how many Western companies operate in China.
Earlier on Sunday, Microsoft said it had been informed by ByteDance that the Chinese firm would not be selling it TikTok's U.S. operations. Walmart Inc, which had joined Microsoft's bid, said it was still interested in investing, and that it would talk further with ByteDance and other parties.
"This is bad news for Walmart more than anyone else," said Towson. "Combining TikTok's entertainment and user engagement with its e-commerce platform was its best shot at catching up" with Amazon.com Inc.
Trump's orders
As Sino-U.S. relations deteriorate over trade, Hong Kong's autonomy, cybersecurity and the spread of the coronavirus, TikTok has emerged as a flashpoint.
As many as 40% of Americans back Trump's threat to ban TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer, a Reuters/Ipsos national poll found last month. Among Republicans - Trump's party - 69% said they supported the order, though only 32% expressed familiarity with the app.
The White House has stepped up efforts to purge what it deems "untrusted" Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks. Beyond TikTok, Trump has also issued an order prohibiting transactions with Tencent Holding Ltd's messenger app WeChat.
Earlier this year, Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd sold gay dating app Grindr, bought in 2016, for $620 million after CFIUS ordered its divestment.
ByteDance acquired Shanghai-based video app Musical.ly - whose user base was largely American - for $1 billion in 2017 without seeking CFIUS approval, relaunching it as TikTok the following year. Reuters reported last year that CFIUS was investigating TikTok.
(REUTERS)
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france24--2020-09-13--Saudi to ease international flight restrictions Tuesday

Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension of international flights from September 15 Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday , the interior ministry said , six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
The kingdom will end all restrictions on air , land and sea transport for Saudi citizens `` after January 1 '' next year , the ministry added on Sunday , adding that an exact date will be announced in December .
Gulf citizens and non-Saudis with valid residency permits or visas will be allowed to enter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are not infected with the virus , the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency .
People in other `` exceptional categories '' , including Saudi government and military employees , embassy workers , students and people requiring medical treatment , will also be allowed to enter and exit the kingdom from Tuesday .
Saudi Arabia had suspended international flights in March , leaving many citizens and residents stranded overseas .
The ministry added that Saudi Arabia will later announce a plan to gradually allow the umrah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ umrah in March over fears of the coronavirus pandemic spreading to Islam 's holiest cities .
The kingdom also organised a scaled-down hajj in late July , with only up to 10,000 Muslims taking part in the annual pilgrimage , a far cry from the 2.5 million who participated last year .
The kingdom has sought to contain a spike in infections , which have now risen to more than 325,000 cases -- the highest in the Gulf -- and over 4,200 deaths .
But Saudi Arabia has also reported a high rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
In June , the kingdom moved to end a coronavirus curfew across the kingdom and lift restrictions on businesses , including cinemas and other entertainment venues .

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Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, the interior ministry said, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The kingdom will end all restrictions on air, land and sea transport for Saudi citizens "after January 1" next year, the ministry added on Sunday, adding that an exact date will be announced in December.
Gulf citizens and non-Saudis with valid residency permits or visas will be allowed to enter the kingdom from Tuesday as long as they are not infected with the virus, the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency.
People in other "exceptional categories", including Saudi government and military employees, embassy workers, students and people requiring medical treatment, will also be allowed to enter and exit the kingdom from Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia had suspended international flights in March, leaving many citizens and residents stranded overseas.
The ministry added that Saudi Arabia will later announce a plan to gradually allow the umrah pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round umrah in March over fears of the coronavirus pandemic spreading to Islam's holiest cities.
The kingdom also organised a scaled-down hajj in late July, with only up to 10,000 Muslims taking part in the annual pilgrimage, a far cry from the 2.5 million who participated last year.
The kingdom has sought to contain a spike in infections, which have now risen to more than 325,000 cases -- the highest in the Gulf -- and over 4,200 deaths.
But Saudi Arabia has also reported a high rate of recoveries, which surpassed 302,000 on Sunday.
In June, the kingdom moved to end a coronavirus curfew across the kingdom and lift restrictions on businesses, including cinemas and other entertainment venues.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Neymar among five sent off as Olympique Marseille beat Paris Saint Germain

Neymar was sent off on his return from Covid-19 quarantine after reacting to an alleged racist slur as Marseille snapped their 20-match winless run against Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 victory over the reigning Ligue 1 champions on Sunday .
Florian Thauvin 's close-range volley on 31 minutes earned Marseille a first victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011 but an ugly scuffle at the end resulted in five red cards at the Parc des Princes .
Neymar , in his first game since testing positive for coronavirus last week , was dismissed in injury time for a slap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brazilian appeared to accuse his opponent of racism as he followed red-carded teammates Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes down the tunnel after he was sent off following a VAR review .
`` Look at the racism .
That 's why I hit him , '' Neymar said as he left the pitch .
`` The only regret I have is not hitting this idiot in the face , '' he tweeted after the match .
Neymar `` told me it was a racist insult , but I did n't hear anything on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` There is no place for racism in football but I do n't think that was the case , '' Marseille coach Andre Villas Boas told Telefoot .
`` We 'll have to look at it . ''
Argentine striker Dario Benedetto and left-back Jordan Amavi were shown red cards for the visitors .
PSG , who lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich last month , have now lost their opening two games of a season without scoring for the first time since 1978/79 and the task for Tuchel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easier this month .
A frenzied schedule awaits , starting with the visit of Metz in midweek and a trip to Nice next Sunday , and Neymar now faces a suspension .
PSG sporting director Leonardo suggested referee Jerome Brisard lacked the experience to officiate such a highly-charged fixture .
`` Fourteen yellow cards and five reds means the match was out of control , '' said Leonardo .
`` Not to criticise the referee but perhaps it 's not the time to officiate a 'clasico ' . ''
Tuchel tried to downplay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry .
I think you have to separate the performance and the result .
We played a great match , I 'm happy with the quality , mentality and the effort , '' he said .
`` I told the players if we continue to play like that we 'll win every match .
It was a great performance but the result is what it is . ''
Marseille are attempting to close the gap on PSG after coming a distant second last season and find themselves with an early six-point advantage over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven of the past eight years .
`` It 's an important win , it 's historic .
It 's a very good win , a tough and obviously difficult one , '' said Villas-Boas .
After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday , Tuchel was able to recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match played in front of around 4,000 supporters in Paris .
However , Kylian Mbappe remained absent after testing positive for Covid-19 on France duty at the start of the week with Mauro Icardi and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a debut to Italy international Alessandro Florenzi following his arrival on a season-long loan from Roma while Sergio Rico started in goal after rejoining on a long-term deal .
Marseille 'keeper Steve Mandanda produced a magnificent reflex to keep out an effort from Marco Verratti just a minute in as tempers bubbled over frequently in the capital .
Thauvin , who shone in Marseille 's opening 3-2 win at Brest before the international break , made the breakthrough when he turned in a Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank range .
Di Maria found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hour but had strayed clearly behind the last defender , and Marseille 's celebrations were cut short in similar fashion moments later when a Benedetto goal was ruled offside .
The Argentine rifled in a rebound after Rico parried from Thauvin , who was controversially adjudged to be in an offside position much to the frustration of Marseille .
PSG 's last goal came in the 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League semi-final on August 18 , and Neymar poked wide from a Pablo Sarabia cross before the contest turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a bit disappointing we ended like that , '' said Thauvin .
`` We did n't want to get into that sort of game . ''

Neymar was sent off on his return from Covid-19 quarantine after reacting to an alleged racist slur as Marseille ended their 20-match winless run against Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 victory over the reigning Ligue 1 champions on Sunday.
Paris St Germain's Neymar reacts to alleged racist slur during PSG vs Olympique de Marseille at Parc des Princes, Paris, France, September 13, 2020.
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Florian Thauvin's close-range volley on 31 minutes earned Marseille a first victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011 but an ugly scuffle at the end resulted in five red cards at the Parc des Princes.
Neymar, in his first game since testing positive for coronavirus last week, was dismissed in injury time for a slap on Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez.
The Brazilian appeared to accuse his opponent of racism as he followed red-carded teammates Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes down the tunnel after he was sent off following a VAR review.
"Look at the racism. That's why I hit him," Neymar said as he left the pitch.
"The only regret I have is not hitting this idiot in the face," he tweeted after the match.
Neymar "told me it was a racist insult, but I didn't hear anything on the pitch", PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said.
"There is no place for racism in football but I don't think that was the case," Marseille coach André Villas-Boas told Telefoot. "We'll have to look at it."
"Paris Saint-Germain strongly supports Neymar Jr. who reported being subjected to racist abuse by an opposing player," the French champions said in a statement on Monday.
"The club restates that there is no place for racism in society, in football or in our lives and calls on everyone to speak out against all forms of racism throughout the world."
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FIVE players were sent off during the final moments of PSG vs. Marseille 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ypC5HKuiBH — B/R Football (@brfootball) September 13, 2020
Argentine striker Dario Benedetto and left-back Jordan Amavi were shown red cards for the visitors.
PSG, who lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich last month, have now lost their opening two games of a season without scoring for the first time since 1978/79 and the task for Tuchel's coronavirus-afflicted side does not get any easier this month.
A frenzied schedule awaits, starting with the visit of Metz in midweek and a trip to Nice next Sunday, and Neymar now faces a suspension.
PSG sporting director Leonardo suggested referee Jerome Brisard lacked the experience to officiate such a highly charged fixture.
"Fourteen yellow cards and five reds means the match was out of control," said Leonardo. "Not to criticise the referee but perhaps it's not the time to officiate a 'clasico'."
Tuchel tried to downplay the defeat.
"I'm not angry. I think you have to separate the performance and the result. We played a great match, I'm happy with the quality, mentality and the effort," he said.
"I told the players if we continue to play like that we'll win every match. It was a great performance but the result is what it is."
Mbappé, Icardi missing
Marseille are attempting to close the gap on PSG after coming a distant second last season and find themselves with an early six-point advantage over a club that has won the title seven of the past eight years.
"It's an important win, it's historic. It's a very good win, a tough and obviously difficult one," said Villas-Boas.
After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday, Tuchel was able to recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match played in front of around 4,000 supporters in Paris.
However, Kylian Mbappé remained absent after testing positive for Covid-19 on France duty at the start of the week, with Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos also still missing.
PSG handed a debut to Italy international Alessandro Florenzi following his arrival on a season-long loan from Roma, while Sergio Rico started in goal after rejoining on a long-term deal.
Marseille keeper Steve Mandanda produced a magnificent reflex to keep out an effort from Marco Verratti just a minute in as tempers bubbled over frequently in the capital.
Thauvin, who shone in Marseille's opening 3-2 win at Brest before the international break, made the breakthrough when he turned in a Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank range.
Di Maria found the net for PSG just past the hour but had strayed clearly behind the last defender, and Marseille's celebrations were cut short in similar fashion moments later when a Benedetto goal was ruled offside.
The Argentine rifled in a rebound after Rico parried from Thauvin, who was controversially adjudged to be in an offside position much to the frustration of Marseille.
PSG's last goal came in the 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League semi-final on August 18, and Neymar poked wide from a Pablo Sarabia cross before the contest turned ugly at the finish.
"It's a bit disappointing we ended like that," said Thauvin. "We didn't want to get into that sort of game."
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france24--2020-09-13--I.Coast parties nominate former president, ex-PM for election

Ivory Coast former president Henri Konan Bedie , 86 , has been officially nominated as his party 's candidate for next month 's election Ivory Coast ex-president Henri Konan Bedie and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro were officially nominated on the weekend as the candidates of their opposition parties for next month 's tense presidential election .
The vote in the country with a recent history of post-election violence has turned volatile after President Alassane Ouattara 's handpicked successor died unexpectedly , prompting the incumbent to run for a contentious third term .
Former prime minister Soro , who intends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he faces a long list of legal difficulties at home , was nominated as the candidate of his Generations and People in Solidarity ( GPS ) party on Sunday .
But the country 's electoral commission has barred Soro from running in the October 31 vote as he was sentenced in April to 20 years in prison for `` concealment of embezzlement of public funds '' .
GPS formally nominated Soro at a gathering of hundreds of supporters at a hotel in Abidjan .
`` Our candidate is eligible for the next presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said party spokeswoman Minata Kone Zie .
`` Let us unite our energies and our actions to impose a democratic alternative . ''
The country 's main opposition party , PDCI , meanwhile nominated the 86-year-old Bedie as its candidate on Saturday .
In front of tens of thousands of supporters in the capital Yamoussoukro , Bedie called for opposition parties to unite behind him .
`` I invite all political formations and political platforms , that want to , to support my candidacy , '' he said .
He pledged his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures for the unconditional return of all exiles , as well as the release of all political , civilian and military prisoners from the post-election crisis '' .
Bedie is seeking to return to the presidency after he was ousted in the country 's first coup in 1999 .
Laurent Gbagbo was then elected president in 2000 , but when Gbagbo refused to recognise Ouattara 's 2010 election victory , months of violence followed in which around 3,000 people lost their lives .
Gbagbo 's supporters have filed for him to run in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also living in exile , sentenced in absentia to a 20-year term last year over the looting of the local branch of the Central Bank of West African States during the post-election crisis .
Soro 's lawyers filed several requests to Ivory Coast 's constitutional council over the past week to try to allow him in stand in the election .
But the electoral commission has said that anyone convicted of a crime can not contest , and judicial sources have told AFP that Soro or Gbagbo are unlikely to be allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to release the list of validated candidates this week .
Unrest and uncertainty ahead of October 's election has sparked fears that political violence could again return to the country .
Ouattara 's announcement last month that he would run for a third term provoked protests that degenerated into violence , leaving around 15 dead .
Although the constitution limits presidents to two terms , Ouattara and his supporters argue that a 2016 constitutional tweak reset the clock .
The president had previously committed to not running again , but he changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly from a heart attack in July .
Bedie called Ouattara 's tilt at a third term a `` violation '' of the constitution .

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Ivory Coast ex-president Henri Konan Bedie and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro were officially nominated on the weekend as the candidates of their opposition parties for next month's tense presidential election.
The vote in the country with a recent history of post-election violence has turned volatile after President Alassane Ouattara's handpicked successor died unexpectedly, prompting the incumbent to run for a contentious third term.
Former prime minister Soro, who intends to run from exile in France because he faces a long list of legal difficulties at home, was nominated as the candidate of his Generations and People in Solidarity (GPS) party on Sunday.
But the country's electoral commission has barred Soro from running in the October 31 vote as he was sentenced in April to 20 years in prison for "concealment of embezzlement of public funds".
GPS formally nominated Soro at a gathering of hundreds of supporters at a hotel in Abidjan.
"Our candidate is eligible for the next presidential election and he will win it," said party spokeswoman Minata Kone Zie.
"Let us unite our energies and our actions to impose a democratic alternative."
The country's main opposition party, PDCI, meanwhile nominated the 86-year-old Bedie as its candidate on Saturday.
In front of tens of thousands of supporters in the capital Yamoussoukro, Bedie called for opposition parties to unite behind him.
"I invite all political formations and political platforms, that want to, to support my candidacy," he said.
He pledged his government would take "concrete and immediate measures for the unconditional return of all exiles, as well as the release of all political, civilian and military prisoners from the post-election crisis".
Bedie is seeking to return to the presidency after he was ousted in the country's first coup in 1999.
Laurent Gbagbo was then elected president in 2000, but when Gbagbo refused to recognise Ouattara's 2010 election victory, months of violence followed in which around 3,000 people lost their lives.
Gbagbo's supporters have filed for him to run in next month's election.
But he is also living in exile, sentenced in absentia to a 20-year term last year over the looting of the local branch of the Central Bank of West African States during the post-election crisis.
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Soro's lawyers filed several requests to Ivory Coast's constitutional council over the past week to try to allow him in stand in the election.
But the electoral commission has said that anyone convicted of a crime cannot contest, and judicial sources have told AFP that Soro or Gbagbo are unlikely to be allowed to run.
The constitutional council is expected to release the list of validated candidates this week.
Unrest and uncertainty ahead of October's election has sparked fears that political violence could again return to the country.
Ouattara's announcement last month that he would run for a third term provoked protests that degenerated into violence, leaving around 15 dead.
Although the constitution limits presidents to two terms, Ouattara and his supporters argue that a 2016 constitutional tweak reset the clock.
The president had previously committed to not running again, but he changed his mind after the sudden death of prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly from a heart attack in July.
Bedie called Ouattara's tilt at a third term a "violation" of the constitution.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Kaepernick takes aim at NFL 'propaganda'

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said NFL social justice initiatives were `` propaganda '' on Sunday as scattered protests marked the first full day of the 2020 season .
Kaepernick , who launched his kneeling protests in 2016 to draw attention to racial injustice , questioned the sincerity of the NFL 's stance against racism , citing the fact that fellow player-activist Eric Reid remained unemployed .
Reid , who joined Kaepernick 's protests in 2016 when the two played for the 49ers , was released by the Carolina Panthers in March in a move that surprised many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to kneel last season during the pre-game playing of the US national anthem , has not been hired since .
`` While the NFL runs propaganda about how they care about Black Life , they are still actively blackballing Eric Reid for fighting for the Black community , '' Kaepernick wrote on Twitter .
`` Eric set 2 franchise records last year , and is one of the best defensive players in the league . ''
Kaepernick was widely vilified for his protests against racial injustice and police brutality , and has effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being released by the 49ers in 2017 .
The NFL initially opposed Kaepernick 's protests , with league commissioner Roger Goodell saying players should stand for the US anthem .
However , after months of protests across the United States following the death of George Floyd during his arrest by police in Minneapolis in May , the NFL changed course .
Goodell has said he now regrets the league 's failure to support Kaepernick and admits that the quarterback 's protests had been mischaracterized as unpatriotic .
This season , the NFL has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its support for activists campaigning against racial injustice .
End zones across the league will bear the words `` End Racism '' and `` It Takes All of Us '' , while players will be allowed to wear helmet stickers featuring the names of victims of racism .
Sunday 's NFL action began with several teams declining to come on to the field for the anthems .
Dozens of players and coaches around the league knelt or sat down during the anthems .

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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said NFL social justice initiatives were "propaganda" on Sunday as scattered protests marked the first full day of the 2020 season.
Kaepernick, who launched his kneeling protests in 2016 to draw attention to racial injustice, questioned the sincerity of the NFL's stance against racism, citing the fact that fellow player-activist Eric Reid remained unemployed.
Reid, who joined Kaepernick's protests in 2016 when the two played for the 49ers, was released by the Carolina Panthers in March in a move that surprised many.
The 28-year-old safety, who continued to kneel last season during the pre-game playing of the US national anthem, has not been hired since.
"While the NFL runs propaganda about how they care about Black Life, they are still actively blackballing Eric Reid for fighting for the Black community," Kaepernick wrote on Twitter.
"Eric set 2 franchise records last year, and is one of the best defensive players in the league."
Kaepernick was widely vilified for his protests against racial injustice and police brutality, and has effectively been shut out of the NFL since being released by the 49ers in 2017.
The NFL initially opposed Kaepernick's protests, with league commissioner Roger Goodell saying players should stand for the US anthem.
However, after months of protests across the United States following the death of George Floyd during his arrest by police in Minneapolis in May, the NFL changed course.
Goodell has said he now regrets the league's failure to support Kaepernick and admits that the quarterback's protests had been mischaracterized as unpatriotic.
This season, the NFL has launched a number of initiatives to demonstrate its support for activists campaigning against racial injustice.
End zones across the league will bear the words "End Racism" and "It Takes All of Us", while players will be allowed to wear helmet stickers featuring the names of victims of racism.
Sunday's NFL action began with several teams declining to come on to the field for the anthems. Dozens of players and coaches around the league knelt or sat down during the anthems.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--South Korea's Lee Mi-rim wins ANA Inspiration in playoff

Lee Mi-rim won the ANA Inspiration in stunning style Sunday , chipping in for eagle at the 72nd hole and beating Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda with a birdie at the first playoff hole .
Lee , 29 , earned her first major victory with a final round of five-under par 67 that included three chip-ins -- two of them for birdie -- on the Mission Hills course in Rancho Mirage , California .
She was joined on 15-under par 273 by Korda and Henderson -- who shared the overnight lead and both carded final-round 69s .
It was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who led or shared the lead after each of the first three rounds .
Seeking a first major title , Korda led by two shots with four to play and had a one-stroke lead over playing partner Henderson as they walked off the 17th green .
But up ahead , Lee was playing the par-five 18th .
She had holed out from long range for birdie at 16 before a bogey at 17 appeared to put her out of contention .
But that changed when her chip from off the green at 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flagstick and dropped in .
`` I ca n't believe it , '' Lee said as she wiped away tears before taking the traditional champion 's leap into Poppie 's Pond .
Henderson and Korda had traded the lead on the back nine , Henderson falling back with a double-bogey at the 13th .
Henderson and Korda were both in the rough off the tee at the 72nd hole .
Korda , forced to lay up , came away with a par .
Henderson 's second shot into the green rolled under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside the green at 18 .
Her ball was extracted and she got up and down for birdie to join the playoff and the trio returned to the 18th tee .
Korda was in the rough again on the way to a par .
Henderson and Lee both found the fairway but missed the green , Henderson unable to get a birdie putt to drop as Lee chipped to five feet and made it .

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Lee Mi-rim won the ANA Inspiration in stunning style Sunday, chipping in for eagle at the 72nd hole and beating Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda with a birdie at the first playoff hole.
Lee, 29, earned her first major victory with a final round of five-under par 67 that included three chip-ins -- two of them for birdie -- on the Mission Hills course in Rancho Mirage, California.
She was joined on 15-under par 273 by Korda and Henderson -- who shared the overnight lead and both carded final-round 69s.
It was a heartbreaking defeat for 22-year-old American Korda, who led or shared the lead after each of the first three rounds.
Seeking a first major title, Korda led by two shots with four to play and had a one-stroke lead over playing partner Henderson as they walked off the 17th green.
But up ahead, Lee was playing the par-five 18th.
She had holed out from long range for birdie at 16 before a bogey at 17 appeared to put her out of contention.
But that changed when her chip from off the green at 18 raced to the hole, hit the flagstick and dropped in.
"I can't believe it," Lee said as she wiped away tears before taking the traditional champion's leap into Poppie's Pond.
Henderson and Korda had traded the lead on the back nine, Henderson falling back with a double-bogey at the 13th.
Henderson and Korda were both in the rough off the tee at the 72nd hole. Korda, forced to lay up, came away with a par.
Henderson's second shot into the green rolled under the "wall" of fabric-covered scaffolding erected alongside the green at 18.
Her ball was extracted and she got up and down for birdie to join the playoff and the trio returned to the 18th tee.
Korda was in the rough again on the way to a par. Henderson and Lee both found the fairway but missed the green, Henderson unable to get a birdie putt to drop as Lee chipped to five feet and made it.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Lightning seize 3-1 NHL playoff series edge on Islanders

Ondrej Palat and Blake Coleman scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and the Tampa Bay Lightning put the New York Islanders on the brink of Stanley Cup playoff elimination with a 4-1 win on Sunday .
Palat finished with a goal and an assist and Brayden Point returned from injury to score his ninth of the playoffs as the Lightning seized a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals .
Nikita Kucherov and Yanni Gourde both had two assists and Patrick Maroon scored into an empty net for the Lightning .
Game five is Tuesday in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada .
Point was injured in game two and and missed game three of the series with an undisclosed injury but wasted no time getting into playoff mode as he and Kucherov lead the team in scoring .
Point has 25 points , including nine goals , in 16 playoff games and Kucherov has 19 assists and 25 points in 17 games .
Point scored 3:33 into the third from in close to break game four open for Tampa , giving the Lightning a 3-1 lead .
Palat did all the heavy lifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puck to Kucherov in the center zone then getting the it back and passing cross ice to Point , who was left wide open in front of the goal after Isles forward Mathew Barzal skated past .
Point had plenty of time to take two chops at the puck and beat Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov .
Brock Nelson opened the scoring for the Islanders at 11:27 of the second period to make it 1-0 , setting off a quick succession of goals by both teams .
Just 15 seconds later , Coleman broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tie it .
Palat then finished off a beautiful three-man passing play at 11:54 of the second .
The scoring spree took just 27 seconds , making it the third fastest three-goal combined stretch in playoff history .

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Ondrej Palat and Blake Coleman scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and the Tampa Bay Lightning put the New York Islanders on the brink of Stanley Cup playoff elimination with a 4-1 win on Sunday.
Palat finished with a goal and an assist and Brayden Point returned from injury to score his ninth of the playoffs as the Lightning seized a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.
Nikita Kucherov and Yanni Gourde both had two assists and Patrick Maroon scored into an empty net for the Lightning.
Game five is Tuesday in the COVID-19 quarantine bubble in Edmonton, Canada.
Point was injured in game two and and missed game three of the series with an undisclosed injury but wasted no time getting into playoff mode as he and Kucherov lead the team in scoring. Point has 25 points, including nine goals, in 16 playoff games and Kucherov has 19 assists and 25 points in 17 games.
Point scored 3:33 into the third from in close to break game four open for Tampa, giving the Lightning a 3-1 lead.
Palat did all the heavy lifting on the goal, deftly kicking the puck to Kucherov in the center zone then getting the it back and passing cross ice to Point, who was left wide open in front of the goal after Isles forward Mathew Barzal skated past.
Point had plenty of time to take two chops at the puck and beat Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov.
Brock Nelson opened the scoring for the Islanders at 11:27 of the second period to make it 1-0, setting off a quick succession of goals by both teams.
Just 15 seconds later, Coleman broke loose and scored on a breakaway to tie it. Palat then finished off a beautiful three-man passing play at 11:54 of the second.
The scoring spree took just 27 seconds, making it the third fastest three-goal combined stretch in playoff history.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Morgan hails 'aces' Archer and Woakes as England rally to beat Australia

'Ace ' - Chris Woakes ( R ) celebrates bowling out Australia captain Aaron Finch for 73 during England 's 24-run win in the 2nd ODI at Old Trafford England captain Eoin Morgan praised `` aces '' Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes after the two pace bowlers set up an extraordinary come-from-behind win in the second one-day international against Australia on Sunday .
World champions England were on the brink of going 2-0 down in a three-match contest at Old Trafford and losing their first bilateral ODI series since 2017 when Australia , chasing a target of 232 for victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duo , brought back into the attack as a last-ditch measure by Morgan , combined to take four wickets for three runs in 21 balls as Australia slumped to 147-6 .
Woakes removed the well-set pair of Marnus Labuschagne ( 48 ) and captain Aaron Finch ( 73 ) as well as dangerman Glenn Maxwell , with Archer cleaning-up Mitchell Marsh for just a single following the all-rounder 's 73 in Australia 's 19-run victory on Friday .
Archer had already struck twice in a hostile new-ball spell , dismissing opener David Warner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before a well-directed bouncer proved too much for Marcus Stoinis .
Australia lost seven wickets for 32 runs while subsiding to 207 all out on the 49th over .
`` Jofra is obviously an ace and so is Woakesy .
It 's our strongest suit , '' said Morgan .
`` You like to bowl them in the most important parts of the game and I felt at the time I brought them back that was the most important part because the game was edging away from us .
`` I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to make a move .
Finch and Marnus made it look easier than it was .
So I threw everything at it .
`` For Jof and Woaksey to come back like that was outstanding .
When they bowl like that they make the captain look good , '' the Irishman added .
Morgan insisted Australia 's collapse was down to mpressive bowling rather than poor batting on a used pitch .
`` Australia did n't make too many mistakes .
It was lbws and bowled -- it either nipped or swung @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a batsmen out .
`` When you make inroads like that it sends quite a big message for the guys coming in about how difficult it is out there . ''
The Curran brothers , Tom and Sam , also had a night to remember after they were recalled in place of Moeen Ali and the injured Mark Wood .
Tom shared a key ninth-wicket stand of 76 with Adil Rashid that kept England in the game and then conceded just 28 runs from his maximum 10 overs .
Meanwhile , left-arm paceman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility of bowling late on , with Woakes and Archer having completed their stints .
`` This might be underselling them but it 's the truth .
Every time they come in there is a level of competitiveness that is more visual than any other player -- that 's the character of the Curran brothers , '' said Morgan .
Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins tried to avoid blaming the tourists ' batsmen for a stunning loss , insisting his side had let England escape after they slumped to 149-8 .
`` I thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them off the hook , '' said fast bowler Cummins .
`` We could have kept them under 200 or 180 , so we gave them an extra 40 or 50 runs .
`` We were obviously really happy when Aaron and Marnus were going along nicely but I heard the commentators say 'they 're going along beautifully , they 're walking it home ' .
`` None of us were thinking that .
We knew the last 80 or 90 runs were going to be hard work on that wicket .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end . ''

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England captain Eoin Morgan praised "aces" Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes after the two pace bowlers set up an extraordinary come-from-behind win in the second one-day international against Australia on Sunday.
World champions England were on the brink of going 2-0 down in a three-match contest at Old Trafford and losing their first bilateral ODI series since 2017 when Australia, chasing a target of 232 for victory, were 144-2.
But the new-ball duo, brought back into the attack as a last-ditch measure by Morgan, combined to take four wickets for three runs in 21 balls as Australia slumped to 147-6.
Woakes removed the well-set pair of Marnus Labuschagne (48) and captain Aaron Finch (73) as well as dangerman Glenn Maxwell, with Archer cleaning-up Mitchell Marsh for just a single following the all-rounder's 73 in Australia's 19-run victory on Friday.
Archer had already struck twice in a hostile new-ball spell, dismissing opener David Warner for the fourth innings in a row before a well-directed bouncer proved too much for Marcus Stoinis.
Australia lost seven wickets for 32 runs while subsiding to 207 all out on the 49th over.
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"Jofra is obviously an ace and so is Woakesy. It's our strongest suit," said Morgan.
"You like to bowl them in the most important parts of the game and I felt at the time I brought them back that was the most important part because the game was edging away from us.
"I think it was getting to a stage where we needed to make a move. Finch and Marnus made it look easier than it was. So I threw everything at it.
"For Jof and Woaksey to come back like that was outstanding. When they bowl like that they make the captain look good," the Irishman added.
Morgan insisted Australia's collapse was down to mpressive bowling rather than poor batting on a used pitch.
"Australia didn't make too many mistakes. It was lbws and bowled -- it either nipped or swung back. That's a bowler getting a batsmen out.
"When you make inroads like that it sends quite a big message for the guys coming in about how difficult it is out there."
The Curran brothers, Tom and Sam, also had a night to remember after they were recalled in place of Moeen Ali and the injured Mark Wood.
Tom shared a key ninth-wicket stand of 76 with Adil Rashid that kept England in the game and then conceded just 28 runs from his maximum 10 overs.
Meanwhile, left-arm paceman Sam took 3-35 after being given the responsibility of bowling late on, with Woakes and Archer having completed their stints.
"This might be underselling them but it's the truth. Every time they come in there is a level of competitiveness that is more visual than any other player -- that's the character of the Curran brothers," said Morgan.
Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins tried to avoid blaming the tourists' batsmen for a stunning loss, insisting his side had let England escape after they slumped to 149-8.
"I thought we bowled really well and then let them off the hook," said fast bowler Cummins. "We could have kept them under 200 or 180, so we gave them an extra 40 or 50 runs.
"We were obviously really happy when Aaron and Marnus were going along nicely but I heard the commentators say 'they're going along beautifully, they're walking it home'.
"None of us were thinking that. We knew the last 80 or 90 runs were going to be hard work on that wicket. But it was a tough finish in the end."
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Marseille end long PSG curse as Neymar among five sent off

Florian Thauvin snapped Marseille 's 20-match winless run against Paris Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 champions suffered another 1-0 defeat on Sunday and had Neymar sent off on his return from quarantine after contracting Covid-19 after reacting to an alleged racist slur .
France winger Thauvin missed most of last season with an ankle injury but his close-range volley on 31 minutes at the Parc des Princes earned Marseille a first victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011 .
`` It 's an important win , it 's historic .
It 's a very good win , a tough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coach Andre Villas-Boas told Telefoot .
PSG , who lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich last month , have now lost their opening two games of a season without scoring for the first time since 1978/79 and the task for Thomas Tuchel 's coronavirus-afflicted side does not get any easier this month .
A frenzied schedule awaits , starting with the visit of Metz in midweek and a trip to Nice next Sunday , and Neymar now faces a suspension for a slap on Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez in an injury-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Brazilian appeared to accuse his opponent of racism as he followed Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes down the tunnel after he was sent off following a VAR review .
`` There is no place for racism in football but I do n't think that was the case ... we 'll have to look at it , '' said Villas-Boas .
Argentine striker Dario Benedetto and left-back Jordan Amavi were shown red cards for the visitors .
PSG sporting director Leonardo suggested referee Jerome Brisard lacked the experience to officiate such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and five reds means the match was out of control , '' said Leonardo .
`` Not to criticise the referee but perhaps it 's not the time to officiate a 'clasico ' . ''
Tuchel tried to downplay the defeat .
`` I 'm not angry .
I think you have to separate the performance and the result .
We played a great match , I 'm happy with the quality , mentality and the effort , '' he said .
`` I told the players if we continue to play like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was a great performance but the result is what it is . ''
Marseille are attempting to close the gap on PSG after coming a distant second last season and find themselves with an early six-point advantage over a club that has won the title seven of the past eight years .
After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday , Tuchel was able to recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match played in front of around 4,000 supporters in Paris .
However , Kylian Mbappe remained absent after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the start of the week with Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos also still missing .
PSG handed a debut to Italy international Alessandro Florenzi following his arrival on a season-long loan from Roma while Sergio Rico started in goal after rejoining on a long-term deal .
Marseille 'keeper Steve Mandanda produced a magnificent reflex to keep out an effort from Marco Verratti just a minute in as tempers bubbled over frequently in the capital .
Thauvin , who shone in Marseille 's opening 3-2 win at Brest before the international break , made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank range .
Di Maria found the net for PSG just past the hour but had strayed clearly behind the last defender , and Marseille 's celebrations were cut short in similar fashion moments later when a Benedetto goal was ruled offside .
The Argentine rifled in a rebound after Rico parried from Thauvin , who was controversially adjudged to be in an offside position much to the frustration of Marseille .
PSG 's last goal came in the 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League semi-final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wide from a Pablo Sarabia cross before the contest turned ugly at the finish .
`` It 's a bit disappointing we ended like that , '' said Thauvin .
`` We did n't want to get into that sort of game . ''
Monaco moved level with Rennes at the top after a 2-1 victory at home to Nantes earlier Sunday .
Serhou Guirassy struck twice on just his second appearance for Rennes in a 4-2 win at Nimes .
Lens won 3-2 victory at fellow promoted side Lorient , while Luiz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ edged Metz 1-0 .
Angers beat Reims 1-0 and Brest won 2-0 away to Dijon .

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Florian Thauvin snapped Marseille's 20-match winless run against Paris Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 champions suffered another 1-0 defeat on Sunday and had Neymar sent off on his return from quarantine after contracting Covid-19 after reacting to an alleged racist slur.
France winger Thauvin missed most of last season with an ankle injury but his close-range volley on 31 minutes at the Parc des Princes earned Marseille a first victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011.
"It's an important win, it's historic. It's a very good win, a tough and obviously difficult one," Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas told Telefoot.
PSG, who lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich last month, have now lost their opening two games of a season without scoring for the first time since 1978/79 and the task for Thomas Tuchel's coronavirus-afflicted side does not get any easier this month.
A frenzied schedule awaits, starting with the visit of Metz in midweek and a trip to Nice next Sunday, and Neymar now faces a suspension for a slap on Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez in an injury-time scuffle that resulted in five red cards.
The Brazilian appeared to accuse his opponent of racism as he followed Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes down the tunnel after he was sent off following a VAR review.
"There is no place for racism in football but I don't think that was the case... we'll have to look at it," said Villas-Boas.
Argentine striker Dario Benedetto and left-back Jordan Amavi were shown red cards for the visitors.
PSG sporting director Leonardo suggested referee Jerome Brisard lacked the experience to officiate such a highly-charged fixture.
"Fourteen yellow cards and five reds means the match was out of control," said Leonardo. "Not to criticise the referee but perhaps it's not the time to officiate a 'clasico'."
Tuchel tried to downplay the defeat.
"I'm not angry. I think you have to separate the performance and the result. We played a great match, I'm happy with the quality, mentality and the effort," he said.
"I told the players if we continue to play like that we'll win every match. It was a great performance but the result is what it is."
- Mbappe, Icardi missing -
Marseille are attempting to close the gap on PSG after coming a distant second last season and find themselves with an early six-point advantage over a club that has won the title seven of the past eight years.
After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday, Tuchel was able to recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match played in front of around 4,000 supporters in Paris.
However, Kylian Mbappe remained absent after testing positive for Covid-19 on France duty at the start of the week with Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos also still missing.
PSG handed a debut to Italy international Alessandro Florenzi following his arrival on a season-long loan from Roma while Sergio Rico started in goal after rejoining on a long-term deal.
Marseille 'keeper Steve Mandanda produced a magnificent reflex to keep out an effort from Marco Verratti just a minute in as tempers bubbled over frequently in the capital.
Thauvin, who shone in Marseille's opening 3-2 win at Brest before the international break, made the breakthrough when he turned in a Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank range.
Di Maria found the net for PSG just past the hour but had strayed clearly behind the last defender, and Marseille's celebrations were cut short in similar fashion moments later when a Benedetto goal was ruled offside.
The Argentine rifled in a rebound after Rico parried from Thauvin, who was controversially adjudged to be in an offside position much to the frustration of Marseille.
PSG's last goal came in the 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League semi-final on August 18, and Neymar poked wide from a Pablo Sarabia cross before the contest turned ugly at the finish.
"It's a bit disappointing we ended like that," said Thauvin. "We didn't want to get into that sort of game."
Monaco moved level with Rennes at the top after a 2-1 victory at home to Nantes earlier Sunday.
Serhou Guirassy struck twice on just his second appearance for Rennes in a 4-2 win at Nimes.
Lens won 3-2 victory at fellow promoted side Lorient, while Luiz Araujo hit a late winner as Lille edged Metz 1-0.
Angers beat Reims 1-0 and Brest won 2-0 away to Dijon.
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france24--2020-09-13--Valencia fight back to win six-goal thriller against Levante

Manu Vallejo celebrates after scoring his second in Valencia 's 4-2 win over Levante on Sunday .
Valencia twice came from behind to beat local rivals Levante 4-2 on Sunday , a welcome boost to morale following a turbulent summer for the club .
Manu Vallejo scored the decisive late goals in a goal-fest at Mestalla after Jose Luis Morales 's double for Levante had been cancelled out by Gabriel Paulista and the excellent Maxi Gomez .
The victory was Javi Gracia 's first since being appointed Valencia coach in July and gets the team off to a positive start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the pitch .
Manuel Pellegrini also enjoyed a successful start in charge of Real Betis after they won 1-0 away at Alaves .
But Unai Emery 's first game as coach of Villarreal ended in a 1-1 draw at home to newly-promoted Huesca .
Valencia would hope to be challenging the likes of Villarreal for a place in the top four this season but several key players have been sold , with unpopular owner Peter Lim determined to improve the club 's financial situation .
Gracia said on Friday he felt `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` weakened '' , a brave move given the board 's impatience with previous coaches .
Yet this was a gutsy performance that Gracia could have been proud of , even if Valencia were behind after just 37 seconds , Morales weaving his way through four defenders before poking in .
Gabriel pulled Valencia level when his header crept inside the near post from a corner but Levante scored again , Morales driving into the top corner after more sloppy Valencia defending .
But Valencia came back again , Maxi sliding a shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Musah , the 17-year-old who left Arsenal 's academy last year , clipped the crossbar with a shot in the second half .
Valencia looked more likely to snatch a third and Vallejo kept a cool head when it mattered , tucking a finish into the corner after a smart dummy by Maxi .
There was time even for a fourth in injury-time as Maxi pulled clear on the break and when his shot cannoned back off the post , Vallejo was perfectly placed .

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Valencia twice came from behind to beat local rivals Levante 4-2 on Sunday, a welcome boost to morale following a turbulent summer for the club.
Manu Vallejo scored the decisive late goals in a goal-fest at Mestalla after Jose Luis Morales's double for Levante had been cancelled out by Gabriel Paulista and the excellent Maxi Gomez.
The victory was Javi Gracia's first since being appointed Valencia coach in July and gets the team off to a positive start in La Liga, despite simmering tensions off the pitch.
Manuel Pellegrini also enjoyed a successful start in charge of Real Betis after they won 1-0 away at Alaves. But Unai Emery's first game as coach of Villarreal ended in a 1-1 draw at home to newly-promoted Huesca.
Valencia would hope to be challenging the likes of Villarreal for a place in the top four this season but several key players have been sold, with unpopular owner Peter Lim determined to improve the club's financial situation.
Gracia said on Friday he felt "sad" because the squad had been "weakened", a brave move given the board's impatience with previous coaches.
Yet this was a gutsy performance that Gracia could have been proud of, even if Valencia were behind after just 37 seconds, Morales weaving his way through four defenders before poking in.
Gabriel pulled Valencia level when his header crept inside the near post from a corner but Levante scored again, Morales driving into the top corner after more sloppy Valencia defending.
But Valencia came back again, Maxi sliding a shot into the far corner and then Yunus Musah, the 17-year-old who left Arsenal's academy last year, clipped the crossbar with a shot in the second half.
Valencia looked more likely to snatch a third and Vallejo kept a cool head when it mattered, tucking a finish into the corner after a smart dummy by Maxi.
There was time even for a fourth in injury-time as Maxi pulled clear on the break and when his shot cannoned back off the post, Vallejo was perfectly placed.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-13--Sanchez kicks 'extraordinary' Stade Francais to opening Top 14 win after Covid-19 cases

Argentina fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scored 14 points in a 22-16 victory over Castres described as `` extraordinary '' by Stade Francais head coach Gonzalo Quesada in their first game of the French Top 14 season .
The Parisians were forced to postpone last weekend 's match against Bordeaux-Begles due to a lack of fully-fit front-rowers who suffered lung damage after contracting coronavirus .
`` Frankly , it 's extraordinary what the team did tonight .
The guys deserve the win , '' said Quesada , who returned to the French capital during the summer after leaving in 2017 .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Away from home you have to depend on your breakdown work , defence , and the two worked well enough , '' he added .
Quesada , who won the Top 14 and the European Champions Cup in his previous spell in charge , handed debuts to close-season arrivals including Pumas flanker Marcos Kremer .
Mauricio Reggiardo made six changes from victory at Agen on the opening weekend as try scorers scrum-half Rory Kockott and winger Filipo Nakosi kept their places .
Castres ' Benjamin Urdapilleta and counterpart Sanchez , both Pumas Test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visitors led 9-3 after 16 minutes .
Argentina 's Urdapilleta claimed the advantage for his side a quarter of the way into the match as he converted his own try before Sekou Macalou crossed and the Parisians were back ahead 16-10 thanks to Sanchez 's extras .
conversion .
Sanchez and Urdapilleta then kicked a penalty goal each and the away side were 19-13 up at the break .
Urdapilleta kept his form by slotting his third penalty four minutes into the second half before the home side 's Nakosi made a try-saving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the score at 19-16 .
The side from the capital were down to 14 men with a quarter of an hour to go as captain Paul Alo-Emile was shown a red card for leading with his shoulder into a tackle .
Replacement Joris Segonds then re-established the six-point lead with his first penalty of proceedings before Nakosi was denied a potential match-winner .
The Fiji winger charged through the Parisian defence but knocked the ball on as he crossed the line in the corner with six minutes to play .
Reggiardo 's men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition 22 but Macalou was first to a ruck and won a penalty to claim the victory in his side 's first game since March 1 .
In Sunday 's late game , Toulon , without the injured Rugby World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth who suffered a rib injury last weekend , overcame Lyon 36-14 at Stade Mayol thanks to three penalty tries and the visitors receiving five yellow cards .
On Friday , Montpellier 's Handre Pollard suffered a serious knee injury in the 41-17 loss at Racing 92 as Wallabies full-back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debut .
The Top 14 now takes a three-week break due to the knock-out stages of both the European Cups with Clermont hosting Racing 92 and Toulouse welcoming Ulster in the French interest in the Champions Cup in next weekend 's quarter-finals .
Toulon face the Scarlets , Castres head to Leicester and Bordeaux-Begles play Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup last eight .

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Argentina fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scored 14 points in a 22-16 victory over Castres described as "extraordinary" by Stade Francais head coach Gonzalo Quesada in their first game of the French Top 14 season.
The Parisians were forced to postpone last weekend's match against Bordeaux-Begles due to a lack of fully-fit front-rowers who suffered lung damage after contracting coronavirus.
"Frankly, it's extraordinary what the team did tonight. The guys deserve the win," said Quesada, who returned to the French capital during the summer after leaving in 2017.
"We showed great spirit, solidarity. Away from home you have to depend on your breakdown work, defence, and the two worked well enough," he added.
Quesada, who won the Top 14 and the European Champions Cup in his previous spell in charge, handed debuts to close-season arrivals including Pumas flanker Marcos Kremer.
Mauricio Reggiardo made six changes from victory at Agen on the opening weekend as try scorers scrum-half Rory Kockott and winger Filipo Nakosi kept their places.
Castres' Benjamin Urdapilleta and counterpart Sanchez, both Pumas Test fly-halves, traded early penalties and the visitors led 9-3 after 16 minutes.
Argentina's Urdapilleta claimed the advantage for his side a quarter of the way into the match as he converted his own try before Sekou Macalou crossed and the Parisians were back ahead 16-10 thanks to Sanchez's extras. conversion.
- Busy Nakosi -
Sanchez and Urdapilleta then kicked a penalty goal each and the away side were 19-13 up at the break.
Urdapilleta kept his form by slotting his third penalty four minutes into the second half before the home side's Nakosi made a try-saving tackle on the Arthur Coville to keep the score at 19-16.
The side from the capital were down to 14 men with a quarter of an hour to go as captain Paul Alo-Emile was shown a red card for leading with his shoulder into a tackle.
Replacement Joris Segonds then re-established the six-point lead with his first penalty of proceedings before Nakosi was denied a potential match-winner.
The Fiji winger charged through the Parisian defence but knocked the ball on as he crossed the line in the corner with six minutes to play.
Reggiardo's men pressed forward with countless phases inside the opposition 22 but Macalou was first to a ruck and won a penalty to claim the victory in his side's first game since March 1.
In Sunday's late game, Toulon, without the injured Rugby World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth who suffered a rib injury last weekend, overcame Lyon 36-14 at Stade Mayol thanks to three penalty tries and the visitors receiving five yellow cards.
On Friday, Montpellier's Handre Pollard suffered a serious knee injury in the 41-17 loss at Racing 92 as Wallabies full-back Kurtley Beale was sent-off on his home debut.
The Top 14 now takes a three-week break due to the knock-out stages of both the European Cups with Clermont hosting Racing 92 and Toulouse welcoming Ulster in the French interest in the Champions Cup in next weekend's quarter-finals.
Toulon face the Scarlets, Castres head to Leicester and Bordeaux-Begles play Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup last eight.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-14--Australia's Zampa wants 'world-class' Smith back for England decider

Well bowled - Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has taken seven wickets , at an average of just 13 , during the first two one-day internationals against England Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa is eager to have `` world-class '' Steve Smith back in the team as the tourists bid for a series-clinching victory in the third one-day international at Old Trafford on Wednesday .
Smith has been on the sidelines for the opening two matches of the three-match series against world champions England after being hit on the head during practice on Thursday .
Australia have repeatedly said the star batsman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite passing two concussion tests .
They won the opening match by 19 runs on Friday and were cantering to victory on Sunday at 144-2 , chasing a target of 232 .
Australia , however , suffered a dramatic collapse , sparked by pacemen Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer , as England won by 24 runs to level the series .
`` It 's been disappointing to have him ( Smith ) miss the last couple of games , '' Zampa told a conference call on Monday .
`` He 's a world-class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's pretty obvious if Steve Smith is fit he 's in most cricket teams .
I 'd hope to have him back for the third game . ''
Australia were cruising to victory while captain Aaron Finch ( 73 ) and Marnus Labuschagne ( 48 ) were compiling a partnership of 107 before a flurry of wickets on a used pitch .
`` Marnus and Finchy played it beautifully , I just think once you lose a wicket after a big partnership like that , it 's really hard to start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bat and some were hitting the handle of the bat too , '' said Zampa .
`` We were so close to winning the series with a game to spare .
When you 're watching that happen , it 's never easy . ''
England have made a habit of recovering from seemingly hopeless positions to beat Australia , winning last year 's Ashes Test at Headingley by one wicket and fighting back for a two-run victory in the first Twenty20 at Southampton earlier this month .
`` It says England are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Zampa when asked about those results .
`` Their one-day cricket over the last four or five years has been unbelievable -- they really attack with the bat and do the job with the ball .
`` They read conditions really well , the bowlers literally hit the top of off-stump the whole time and they are very disciplined .
England are just a really good cricket team and we can learn a lot from them . ''
Zampa has been in fine form this tour .
The 28-year-old is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ODI series with seven wickets at an average of just 13 .
`` I really enjoy bowling the death overs , I love those pressure overs , especially when the game 's on the line , '' he said .
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid also found himself bowling late on during Sunday 's match when , despite conceding 67 runs from 9.4 overs , he wrapped up the game with eight balls to spare by having Alex Carey stumped .
`` I love watching him bowl , '' said Zampa .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a really gutsy bowler too .
He 's always attacking and trying to get wickets . ''

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Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa is eager to have "world-class" Steve Smith back in the team as the tourists bid for a series-clinching victory in the third one-day international at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Smith has been on the sidelines for the opening two matches of the three-match series against world champions England after being hit on the head during practice on Thursday.
Australia have repeatedly said the star batsman has been rested purely as a precaution despite passing two concussion tests.
They won the opening match by 19 runs on Friday and were cantering to victory on Sunday at 144-2, chasing a target of 232.
Australia, however, suffered a dramatic collapse, sparked by pacemen Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer, as England won by 24 runs to level the series.
"It's been disappointing to have him (Smith) miss the last couple of games," Zampa told a conference call on Monday.
"He's a world-class player and has that experience as well. It's pretty obvious if Steve Smith is fit he's in most cricket teams. I'd hope to have him back for the third game."
Australia were cruising to victory while captain Aaron Finch (73) and Marnus Labuschagne (48) were compiling a partnership of 107 before a flurry of wickets on a used pitch.
"Marnus and Finchy played it beautifully, I just think once you lose a wicket after a big partnership like that, it's really hard to start, balls were hitting the toe of the bat and some were hitting the handle of the bat too," said Zampa.
"We were so close to winning the series with a game to spare. When you're watching that happen, it's never easy."
- 'Unbelievable England' -
England have made a habit of recovering from seemingly hopeless positions to beat Australia, winning last year's Ashes Test at Headingley by one wicket and fighting back for a two-run victory in the first Twenty20 at Southampton earlier this month.
"It says England are a really, really good cricket team," said Zampa when asked about those results. "Their one-day cricket over the last four or five years has been unbelievable -- they really attack with the bat and do the job with the ball.
"They read conditions really well, the bowlers literally hit the top of off-stump the whole time and they are very disciplined. England are just a really good cricket team and we can learn a lot from them."
Zampa has been in fine form this tour. The 28-year-old is the leading bowler on either side in the ODI series with seven wickets at an average of just 13.
"I really enjoy bowling the death overs, I love those pressure overs, especially when the game's on the line," he said.
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid also found himself bowling late on during Sunday's match when, despite conceding 67 runs from 9.4 overs, he wrapped up the game with eight balls to spare by having Alex Carey stumped.
"I love watching him bowl," said Zampa. "He's got control but he's a really gutsy bowler too. He's always attacking and trying to get wickets."
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-14--Six EU countries test cross-border virus apps

Six EU countries have begun testing technology to link national virus-tracing apps across Europe as a second wave of Covid-19 infections threatens the continent .
The Czech Republic , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Italy and Latvia have begun testing the new links between their tracing app servers , the European Commission said .
The new system `` will ensure that apps will work seamlessly also across borders , '' the EU executive said .
`` Users will only need to install one app and will still be able to report a positive infection test or receive an alert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' it said .
Brussels is trying to coordinate between the 27 EU capitals as they seek ways to trace victims of the coronavirus epidemic and better control new outbreaks .
But many member states went ahead with their own contact-tracing mobile apps that are not fully compatible with each other , hampering efforts to monitor the epidemic 's spread .
Countries like France and Hungary that built a centralised pool of data will likely not be able to take part in the EU system .
But apps like those used in 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy can be involved .
These use a decentralised data storage model of the kind promoted by US giants Apple and Google , whereas France 's StopCovid app has a central server .
`` Travel and personal exchange are the core of the European project and the single market , '' said Thierry Breton , the EU 's Industry Commissioner .
`` The gateway will facilitate this in these times of pandemic and will save lives . ''
The technology was developed by German software giant SAP and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany 's widely praised coronavirus warning app , which has been downloaded 18 million times .

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Six EU countries have begun testing technology to link national virus-tracing apps across Europe as a second wave of Covid-19 infections threatens the continent.
The Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Latvia have begun testing the new links between their tracing app servers, the European Commission said.
The new system "will ensure that apps will work seamlessly also across borders," the EU executive said.
"Users will only need to install one app and will still be able to report a positive infection test or receive an alert, even if they travel abroad," it said.
Brussels is trying to coordinate between the 27 EU capitals as they seek ways to trace victims of the coronavirus epidemic and better control new outbreaks.
But many member states went ahead with their own contact-tracing mobile apps that are not fully compatible with each other, hampering efforts to monitor the epidemic's spread.
Countries like France and Hungary that built a centralised pool of data will likely not be able to take part in the EU system.
But apps like those used in 18 EU members including Germany, Poland and Italy can be involved.
These use a decentralised data storage model of the kind promoted by US giants Apple and Google, whereas France's StopCovid app has a central server.
"Travel and personal exchange are the core of the European project and the single market," said Thierry Breton, the EU's Industry Commissioner.
"The gateway will facilitate this in these times of pandemic and will save lives."
The technology was developed by German software giant SAP and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems.
SAP worked with Deutsche Telekom to build Germany's widely praised coronavirus warning app, which has been downloaded 18 million times.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-09-14--Attacks on journalists during protests increasing: UNESCO

The number of incidents of violence against journalists covering protests across the world has risen sharply , with police and security forces the main culprits , the United Nations cultural agency said on Monday .
UNESCO said it had counted 21 protests between January and June of this year where journalists were attacked , arrested or killed .
The organisation , whose role includes monitoring media developments , said in a report the spike came as part of `` a wider upward trend in the use of unlawful force by police and security forces over the last five years '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during protests between 2015 and mid-2020 when there were 125 instances of attacks on , or arrests of , reporters , according to UNESCO which investigated protests in 65 countries for the report .
The reporters who died on the job worked in Syria , Mexico , Israel , Nicaragua , Northern Ireland , Nigeria and Iraq .
`` Hundreds of journalists around the world trying to cover protests have been harassed , beaten , intimidated , arrested , put under surveillance , abducted , and had their equipment damaged , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of the attacks '' had been carried out by police and security forces .
`` Police use of non-lethal ammunition ranging from rubber bullets to pepper balls , has injured dozens of journalists , with a few having been left blinded in one eye '' it said .
Often police do n't have to fear punishment for their treatment of reporters .
`` Impunity has continued to remain the norm in recent years for attacks on the press covering protests , '' UNESCO said .
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called on governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their job without fear for their safety .
`` Journalists have a critical role in reporting and informing audiences on protest movements , '' she said in a statement .
`` We call on the international community and all relevant authorities to ensure that these fundamental rights are upheld . ''
UNESCO said protests are often about economic injustice , government corruption , the decline of political freedoms , and growing authoritarianism , giving some governments a vested interest in preventing balanced reporting .
`` The UN in several resolutions has expressed concern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the press , '' it said .

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The number of incidents of violence against journalists covering protests across the world has risen sharply, with police and security forces the main culprits, the United Nations cultural agency said on Monday.
UNESCO said it had counted 21 protests between January and June of this year where journalists were attacked, arrested or killed.
The organisation, whose role includes monitoring media developments, said in a report the spike came as part of "a wider upward trend in the use of unlawful force by police and security forces over the last five years".
At least 10 journalists were killed during protests between 2015 and mid-2020 when there were 125 instances of attacks on, or arrests of, reporters, according to UNESCO which investigated protests in 65 countries for the report.
The reporters who died on the job worked in Syria, Mexico, Israel, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Nigeria and Iraq.
"Hundreds of journalists around the world trying to cover protests have been harassed, beaten, intimidated, arrested, put under surveillance, abducted, and had their equipment damaged," the report said, adding that "a majority of the attacks" had been carried out by police and security forces.
"Police use of non-lethal ammunition ranging from rubber bullets to pepper balls, has injured dozens of journalists, with a few having been left blinded in one eye" it said.
Often police don't have to fear punishment for their treatment of reporters. "Impunity has continued to remain the norm in recent years for attacks on the press covering protests," UNESCO said.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called on governments to make sure that journalists can do their job without fear for their safety.
"Journalists have a critical role in reporting and informing audiences on protest movements," she said in a statement.
"We call on the international community and all relevant authorities to ensure that these fundamental rights are upheld."
UNESCO said protests are often about economic injustice, government corruption, the decline of political freedoms, and growing authoritarianism, giving some governments a vested interest in preventing balanced reporting.
"The UN in several resolutions has expressed concern at hostile rhetoric by political leaders against the press," it said.
© 2020 AFP