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www.dedicatedpress.com Volume 3330 Wednesday October 10, 2018
International Business Sports
Scotland’s nationalist leader Nicola Google faced a fresh privacy back- Brooks Koepka, this year’s US Open Cabo San Lucas
Sturgeon called for patience on Tues- lash Tuesday over a glitch that may and PGA Championship winner, was Partly cloudy (day)
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seeking immediate independence users, overshadowing the Silicon Val- Tour Player of the Year, having won a Sunset: 7:00 PM
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“She told me probably six months ago” Sexually assaulting
Nikki Haley suddenly resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador Kavanaugh swings US
Supreme Court to the right
Assembly session, Haley took the The US Supreme Court is supposed
highly unusual step for a senior diplo- to be a sacred institution impervious
mat of joining street protesters against to partisan politics but the newly con-
Venezuelan President Nicolas Madu- firmed justice Brett Kavanaugh gives
ro, shouting from a megaphone that the court its staunchest conservative
the leftist leader should leave office. majority in decades.
However, there was embarrass- As he was sworn in Monday night
ment at the international diplomatic at the White House, after an ugly,
get-together when the audience in contentious Senate confirmation
the hall burst into laughter during process in which he battled allega-
Trump’s keynote speech, where he tions of sexually assaulting women,
claimed that his government had Kavanaugh, 53, vowed to serve the
achieved more in two years than “al- country -- not one political party or
most any other administration in the another.
history of our country.” “The Supreme Court is an institu-
The daughter of Indian immi- tion of law. It is not a partisan or po-
grants, Haley had long been seen as litical institution,” said Kavanaugh,
a rising star in the Republican Party, who was to take up his seat on the
which has eagerly sought female and nine-member bench on Tuesday.
ethnic minorities to broaden the ap- But Steven Schwinn, a professor
peal beyond its traditional white de- at the John Marshall Law School in
Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Photo AFP) mographic. Haley, whose given name Chicago, insisted the court has al-
Nikki Haley abruptly resigned Tues- alternative to his turbulent and often was Nimrata Randhawa, was elected ways been both a judicial institution
day as the US ambassador to the divisive presidency. But she quashed governor in 2010 of deeply Repub- and a political one.
United Nations, in the latest depar- the rumor. “No I’m not running,” she lican South Carolina and, during the “This didn’t start with Justice Ka-
ture from President Donald Trump’s said. Trump and Haley went out of 2016 campaign, had criticized Trump vanaugh’s nomination, and it won’t
often shifting national security team. their way at the Oval Office meet- over his remarks on immigrants be- end here,” he told AFP.
Meeting Haley in the Oval Office, ing to emphasize that the resignation fore their political reconciliation. Under the US constitution, it is the
Trump said she had done a “fantastic was taking place on amicable terms She got high marks from UN president who nominates people to
job” and would stay on to the end of -- something far from always the case Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the court but it is up to the Senate to
the year. in the turbulent first two years of the who spoke of his “deep apprecia- confirm or reject them.
“She told me probably six months administration. tion.” But for Stephen Pomper, US Judges are named for life, so they
ago,” Trump told reporters, that ‘”I But while Washington insiders program director at the International can leave their mark for a long time
want to take a little time off.’” questioned whether Haley’s depar- Crisis Group, Haley’s successes have after they first join the court.
A successor will be named “in the ture signaled a new round of palace to be weighed against her record as a Over time, it has wavered from
next two or three weeks,” he said. intrigue, a more prosaic explanation “divisive force, attacking institutions right to left. In the early 19th century
However, Haley was coy on her for the move was that she needs to and NGOs that serve transparency it defended slavery. In the 1960s, it
reasons for quitting, saying only that earn a serious private sector salary. and basic rights.” was key in ending racial segregation.
it was “important to understand when Indeed, her 2018 government eth- “She will leave the US role in But now “the court has not been
it’s time to stand aside” after a string ics financial disclosure shows her the United Nations weaker than she this conservative since back to the
of challenging jobs. with huge debt, including a mortgage found it,” Pomper said. 30’s” when it opposed the New Deal
US media reports quoted adminis- of more than $1 million. Haley is the latest official to resign that President Franklin D. Roosevelt
tration officials saying privately that A former governor of South Caro- from a turbulent White House, where pushed to lift the country out of the
Haley’s departure was a surprise even lina, Haley took the UN job with Trump is already on his third national Great Depression, said Carl Tobias, a
to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. little experience in foreign policy, security adviser and second secretary professor of law at the University of
In a statement to journalists at the but quickly became the full-throated of state before even the midterm elec- Richmond.
White House that lasted a few sec- voice for the often unpopular Trump tions. She insisted that she was going With the arrival of Kavanaugh the
onds, Pompeo called her a “great agenda. out on a high and would remain loyal court comprises four liberals appoint-
partner.” He then refused to take Haley has pressed for a hard line to Trump. ed by Democratic presidents and five
questions. on Iran, justified US cuts to foreign “Countries may not like what we conservatives picked by Republicans.
US media speculated that Haley assistance and earlier this year led the do but they respect what we do,” she It is not the first time there is a
has ambitions for running against United States in bolting from the UN said, echoing the president’s often- Republican-picked majority, but until
Trump in the primaries ahead of the Human Rights Council, accusing it stated aim to make the US a more now some of these held swing votes
2020 elections, where she might be of bias against Washington and close muscular presence on the interna- -- they voted right or left, depending
seen as a more moderate Republican ally Israel. At the recent UN General tional stage. on the issue at stake.

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“Ardently welcomed” “We haven’t had one of those since Winston Churchill was Prime Minister”
North Korea wants Pope to Scottish leader calls for patience on independence
visit, South to tell Vatican
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Scotland’s nationalist leader Nicola mally leaves on March 29. It is now
has invited Pope Francis to visit, Sturgeon called for patience on Tues- considering holding one before the
saying he would be “ardently wel- day from those in her ruling party current term of the SNP Scottish gov-
comed”, South Korea’s presidency seeking immediate independence ernment expires in 2021.
said Tuesday, adding it would pass on from the United Kingdom due to Grassroots delegates vented their
Pyongyang’s message to the Vatican. Brexit. frustration about the lack of progress
South Korean President Moon Scotland’s first secretary and Scot- towards independence at a packed
Jae-in will have an audience with the tish National Party (SNP) leader is fringe meeting on Monday.
Pope when he visits the Vatican from under pressure to back a snap referen- Sturgeon was thus left with the
October 17 to 18. dum because of the damage Britain’s delicate act of reaffirming her com-
“During the meeting with Pope departure from the European Union mitment to independence -- and ce-
Francis, he (Moon) will relay the could bring. menting her party leadership in the
message from chairman Kim Jong Nationalist passions drove Scot- process -- while calling for restraint
Un that he would ardently welcome land to hold such a vote in 2014. It at the same time.
the pope if he visits Pyongyang,” ended with people choosing to stay She argued on Monday that it was
Moon’s spokesman, Kim Eui-kyeom, part of the UK by a decisive margin. unfair that London and Brussels were
told reporters. It then voted in 2016 to remain in discussing giving Northern Ireland
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke the European Union while the rest of broader access to the EU market to
declined to comment on a possible the UK favoured Brexit -- a process avoid a hard border going up between
papal trip to Pyongyang, saying on that concludes in March regardless of the British province and Ireland.
Tuesday “let’s wait for the invitation whether London and Brussels strike a She said Scotland should have the
to arrive.” divorce deal. Nicola Sturgeon (Photo AFP) same right -- especially since Lon-
Moon is embarking on a nine day Sturgeon believes a close econom- will be unstoppable.” don argued in 2014 that a strong UK
tour of Europe from October 13 to 21 ic alliance with the EU after Brexit Scottish Constitutional Relations meant open access to the EU market
that will include stops in France, Italy would help Scotland’s withstand the Secretary Mike Russell separately for all.
and Denmark as well as the Vatican. negative impacts of Britain’s decision added that another referendum should “In 2014, we were told we had to
The doveish Moon, who will at- to strike out on its own. only take place when Scotland was reject independence to protect our
tend a “peace Mass” for the Korean But she told SNP’s annual con- “persuaded, ready and determined to place in Europe,” said Sturgeon.
peninsula in Saint Peter’s on October ference that the 2014 vote’s failure win”. “Today, we face warnings of
17, has pushed rapprochement with meant Scotland had to be fully ready Sturgeon pledged to outline her medicines shortages, grounded aero-
Kim, meeting him three times in the to disengage from London before try- plans for the vote “when the terms of planes, gridlock at ports and a haem-
last year. During the most recent face ing again. “Our job is to take that pas- Brexit become clear”. orrhaging of investment.”
to face -- a visit to Pyongyang last sion and blend it with pragmatism, But negotiations between London She pointed out that Britain last
month -- Moon was accompanied by perseverance and patience to per- and Brussels are still deadlocked and month appointed a special food
South Korean Archbishop Hyginus suade those not yet persuaded,” she the timetable is being pushed back. supplies minister tasked with mak-
Kim Hee-joong. said. “If we do that, then believe me The SNP had initially hoped to ing sure there were no post-Brexit
During a conversation with the –- the momentum for independence vote on its future before Britain for- disruptions.
visiting archbishop, Kim urged him
to let the Vatican know his intention The US embassy in Caracas said the death was “suspicious”
to build peace, according to Moon’s
spokesman. Venezuela faces calls for probe after opposition activist dies in custody
The young leader of the isolated, Venezuela faced calls internationally all-powerful Constituent Assembly of American States, Luis Almagro,
impoverished but nuclear-armed Tuesday for a “transparent investiga- created by Maduro and composed wrote on Twitter that Alban’s death
North has made a series of reconcil- tion” into the death in custody of an of his supporters. The Maduro gov- was “the direct responsibility of a
iatory gestures this year, including a opposition member who the govern- ernment has “an obligation to ensure torturing and murdering regime.”
landmark summit with US President ment said threw himself from a 10th- (Alban’s) safety, personal integrity Alban’s party, First Justice, blamed
Donald Trump in June. floor window of the headquarters of and dignity,” a spokeswoman for the the government for the death.
During last month’s summit, Kim the state intelligence services. UN human rights office in Geneva, “We hold Maduro and his regime
also reaffirmed efforts to ease mili- Fernando Alban, a 52-year-old Ca- Ravina Shamdasani, told reporters. of torture responsible,” it said in a
tary tension on the flashpoint penin- racas city council member accused “We are concerned about news of statement. Alban was among at least
sula but remained vague on measures of taking part in a failed drone attack his death... We do indeed call for a 15 people arrested and charged for
on how to dismantle his widely- on President Nicolas Maduro, was in transparent investigation to clarify alleged participation in the August
feared atomic arsenal. pretrial detention Monday at the time the circumstances of his death,” she 4 drone incident which Maduro has
Religious freedom is enshrined in of his death, which the government added. In a statement, the European portrayed as an assassination attempt.
the North’s constitution, but all reli- presented as a suicide. Union also demanded “a thorough The Venezuelan president was seen
gious activity is subject to extremely Attorney General Tarek William and independent investigation” to reacting on live television to an off-
tight restrictions and completely Saab said on state television that Al- clarify the circumstances of Alban’s camera explosion while he addressed
banned outside of state-sanctioned ban, who had been arrested on Friday, “tragic death. The EU reiterates its a military parade in Caracas.
institutions. asked to go to the restroom and threw call to the Venezuelan government A second explosion was heard and
In the early 20th century before himself from a window. to release all political prisoners,” then the assembled troops were seen
the division of the peninsula, Pyong- The death sparked expressions of added EU spokeswoman Maja Koci- breaking formation and scattering in
yang was a regional missionary hub concern by the United Nations and jancic. The head of the Organization panic.
with scores of churches and a thriv- the European Union, both of which
ing Christian community that earned called for a probe.
it the title of “Jerusalem of the East”. The US embassy in Caracas said
But Kim Il Sung, the North’s late the death was “suspicious.”
founding leader and the current rul- The coffin containing Alban’s body
er’s grandfather, viewed Christianity was taken to the legislature, where
as a threat to his authoritarian rule -- wrapped in a yellow, blue and red
and eradicated it through executions Venezuelan flag -- it was placed in the
and labour camps. garden and surrounded by politicians
The North’s regime since then has and relatives.
allowed Catholic organisations to The legislature is the seat of the
run aid projects in the impoverished opposition-majority national assem-
country, but direct relations with the bly but its power has been usurped
Vatican are non-existent. by a new lawmaking body -- the

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“The Congress needs to establish a data protection agency in the United States” Wall Street Indexes
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The broadcaster also offers access to blockbuster films and is planning to offer all of its content over the internet
Sky, a European TV giant for Comcast
By taking control of Sky, US cable than Sky for far fewer matches. Sky changed its name from BSkyB He later returned with a fresh bid
giant Comcast has captured a pan- However in a shake-up to the status after agreeing in 2014 to buy Sky for all of Sky, but was thwarted last
European satellite television broad- quo, Amazon has muscled in by pur- Italia and a majority holding in Sky month by Comcast’s higher offer of
caster offering live English Premier chasing rights to show two rounds Deutschland. Rupert Murdoch was £30.6 billion.
League football and a 24-hour news of live Premier League matches for forced to abandon a takeover bid for After Sky accepted Comcast’s
channel. three years from the 2019/2020 sea- BSkyB in 2011 as controversy raged offer, Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox
Comcast on Tuesday said it had son. over the hacking of celebrities and agreed to sell its 39 percent stake in
become the majority shareholder of Formerly known as BSkyB, Sky crime victims by his tabloid the News Sky, giving the US cable and media
Sky with a holding of just below 77 has become a European giant with of the World, which was subsequent- giant full control of the television
percent, as it looks to grow outside its almost 23 million subscribers across ly shut down. giant.
home US market faced with the rise Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria
of online giants Netflix and Amazon. and Italy.
Sky’s jewel in the crown is its Sky, which also provides broad- Foreign Exchange
Premier League offering, with the band internet and mobile phone
company spending about £3.6 bil- services, had revenues of £13.6 bil- EURO USA CAN UK AUS SWISS H.KONG JAP
lion ($4.7 billion, 4.1 billion euros) lion in 2017 and is also profiting EURO - 1.14 1.47 .88 1.61 1.14 9.00 129.00
to show live games involving star- from broadcasting the cult US series USA .88 - 1.30 .76 1.41 .99 7.81 113.64
studded teams like Manchester Unit- “Games of Thrones”. CAN .68 .77 - .59 1.09 .75 6.10 88.00
ed and Chelsea for three seasons to The broadcaster also offers access UK 1.14 1.31 1.69 - 1.85 1.30 10.20 147.00
2022. to blockbuster films and is planning AUS .62 .71 .92 .54 - .70 5.60 80.00
The only other TV company cur- to offer all of its content over the SWISS .88 1.01 1.33 .77 1.43 - 7.90 114.00
rently showing live Premier League internet, so users across all of the H.KONG .11 .13 .16 .10 .18 .13 - 14.40
games in Britain is communications group’s markets can ditch their satel- JAP .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .07 -
group BT, which has spent far less lite dishes.

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Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday Report
HSBC settles subprime mortgage claims for $765 mn New Pentagon weapons
British banking giant HSBC has abused their trust,” Bob Troyer, US extent of losses that investors suf-
agreed to pay $765 million to re- Attorney for Colorado, said in a state- fered. HSBC in December complet- systems easily hacked
solve allegations it passed on toxic ment. ed a five-year deferred prosecution New US weapons systems being
mortgage securities to investors prior “When HSBC saw problems, it agreement with the Justice Depart- developed by the US Department of
to the global financial crisis, federal chose to rush those deals out the ment after admitting in 2012 to wide- Defense can be easily be hacked by
prosecutors announced Tuesday. door. When deals went south, inves- spread money laundering offenses adversaries, a new government report
Between 2005 and 2007, HSBC tors who trusted HSBC suffered.” and sanctions violations for which it said on Tuesday.
staff knowingly packaged low-grade Despite reaching the settlement, paid $1.9 billion. The Government Accountabil-
loan pools with high rates of default HSBC disputes the allegations, ac- Ten years after the crisis, the Jus- ity Office said the Pentagon was
into mortgage-backed securities -- cording to the Justice Department. A tice Department has also faced sting- unaware of how easy it could be for
despite warnings from its internal spokesman for the bank did not im- ing criticism from lawmakers and the an adversary to gain access to the
risk management team and outside mediately respond to a request for public for opting to seek corporate computer brains and software of the
reviewers -- according to the US At- comment. fines instead of prosecuting any se- weapons systems and operate inside
torney’s Office in Colorado. “HSBC The statement also did not specify nior financial executives for their ac- them undetected.
made choices that hurt people and the value of securities involved or the tions ahead of the crisis. The weak points began with poor
password management and unen-
Greenspan’s company said Tuesday crypted communications, it said.
But it said access points for the
Former Fed Chair Greenspan survives Twitter hoax systems continued to grow in number
Famed former US Federal Reserve the misinformation was in fact the announced that Greenspan, 92, had and are not always well-understood
Chairman Alan Greenspan is alive work of famed Italian hoax artist died. Nordhaus, who was awarded by the operators themselves, leaving
and well despite a brief Twitter hoax Tommasso Debenedetti, who fre- the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics even non-networked systems deeply
in which a Nobel-prize winning quently makes premature announce- on Monday, was not immediately vulnerable.
economist appeared to announce his ments of celebrity deaths. available for comment. More critically, the report faulted
death, Greenspan’s company said The social media network briefly However Greenspan & Associates, the US military for not incorporat-
Tuesday. lit up early in the day when an unveri- the former Fed chairman’s Washing- ing cybersecurity into the design
The Twitter account which had an- fied account in the name of Yale Uni- ton consultancy, told AFP the report and acquisition process for the com-
nounced the news quickly claimed versity economist William Nordhaus was untrue. puter-dependent weapons, and said
weapons developers often did not
“That really resonates with a new generation” themselves adequately understand
Facebook seeing growth in business network Workplace cybersecurity issues.
“Due to this lack of focus on weap-
Facebook on Tuesday hosted its first Starbucks, Spotify, Delta, and Virgin ers to chief executives, according to on systems cybersecurity, DOD like-
global summit spotlighting a growing Atlantic. Codorniou. Workplace claimed that ly has an entire generation of systems
Workplace platform launched two “It is growing very fast,” Work- a differentiator from its competitors that were designed and built without
years ago as a private social network place by Facebook vice president Ju- is that it connects all employees in adequately considering cybersecu-
for businesses. lien Codorniou told AFP. businesses no matter their roles, even rity,” the GAO said.
While Facebook would not dis- “We started with big companies, if their only computing device is a “In one case, it took a two-person
close exact figures, it said Workplace because that is where we found trac- smartphone. test team just one hour to gain initial
-- a rival to collaboration services like tion. It is a very good niche.” “That really resonates with a access to a weapon system and one
Slack, Salesforce, and Microsoft -- Workplace is a separate operation new generation,” Codorniou said of day to gain full control of the system
has been a hit and that ranks of us- from Facebook’s main social net- Workplace’s “democratic” nature. they were testing,” it said.
ers have doubled in the past eight work and is intended as a platform “Millennials want to know who In another case, it said, the test
to 10 months. The list of companies to connect everyone in a company, they work for and understand the cul- team gained control of the terminals
using Workplace included Walmart, from counter or warehouse work- ture of the company.” of the system’s operators.
“They could see, in real-time, what
“We’ve been supportive of a revenue-neutral price on carbon for a decade” the operators were seeing on their
Exxon Mobil gives $1 mn to lobby for US carbon tax screens and could manipulate the sys-
tem.”
Exxon Mobil said Tuesday it would risk of climate change.” News of The move is the latest shift for Exx- The public, unclassified version
spend $1 million to support a US lob- Exxon Mobil’s support came one on Mobil, which for years cast doubt of the report did not identify which
bying campaign behind a carbon tax, day after the UN’s Intergovern- on scientific findings on climate and arms systems it had tested and found
boosting an initiative that faces long mental Panel for Climate Change repeatedly fought off shareholder faults with, citing the need for se-
odds in Washington in the near-term warned that global policy makers proposals aimed at forcing action. crecy.
The US oil giant, which has long must take swift action to avoid a ca- But Exxon Mobil has been shifting But it said that between 2012 and
faced criticism on climate change, lamitous rise in temperatures in the course, joining the Oil and Gas Cli- 2017, the Defense Department’s own
committed the funds to Americans coming decades. mate Initiative earlier this year and testers “routinely” found dangerous
for Carbon Dividends, a new group US President Donald Trump has setting targets to reduce emissions cyber vulnerabilities in “nearly all”
co-chaired by former Sens Trent Lott, brushed aside concerns about climate from Canadian oil sands. weapons systems under development.
a conservative Republican and John change, taking the monumental step “There’s been a lot of investor “Using relatively simple tools and
Breaux, a conservative Democrat, in 2017 of pulling the United States pressure for Exxon to be more public techniques, testers were able to take
that supports a “gradually rising car- out of the Paris climate agreement. about it support for a carbon tax and control of these systems and largely
bon fee.” Under the scheme, which Supporters of US climate policy to actually put some resources behind operate undetected. In some cases,
was developed under former Re- are playing a “long game” until mac- it,” said Logan, who called the invest- system operators were unable to ef-
publicans Secretaries of State James ro dynamics improve, said Andrew ment “encouraging.” fectively respond to the hacks,” it
Baker and George Shultz, dividend Logan director of the oil and gas pro- But Mary Boeve, executive direc- said.
checks from the carbon tax would gram at Ceres, an activist shareholder tor of the activist 350.org, called Exx- The risk rises as Pentagon weapons
be returned to American taxpayers. group focused on sustainability. on Mobil’s latest step more “smoke and other systems are increasingly in-
Supporters have characterized the “Clearly we’re at a point where and mirrors.” terconnected and their dependence on
measure as a free market-oriented re- we’re some time off from seeing any- “Exxon wants a low price on car- software and networking continues to
sponse to climate change. thing actually enacted,” he said. bon to keep its business afloat and box rise.
“We’ve been supportive of a reve- “We are at a stage where getting out more effective climate mitigation The report came as the US gov-
nue-neutral price on carbon for a de- large companies who have traction strategies, including holding fossil ernment wrestles with what it sees
cade,” said Exxon Mobil spokesman with the right involved in the conver- fuel companies legally accountable as concerted efforts by government-
Scott Silvestri. sation is very positive,” Logan said. for the damage they’ve done to our backed hackers in Russia and China
“Applying a uniform cost across “What Exxon is doing could have planet,” said Boeve, who called for a to permeate government and private
the economy is consistent with our some role in normalizing the idea of “sweeping” transition away from fos- sector computer networks to steal
principles on how to manage the climate policy for Republicans.” sil fuels towards renewable energy. data or simply wreak havoc.

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“These feats were accomplished despite missing significant time due to injury ...” ‘Completely different’
US Open, PGA winner Koepka voted PGA Tour Player of Year Djokovic barrels into
Shanghai third round
Imperious Novak Djokovic declared
that he was “a completely different
player” from the first half of this year
after he beat France’s Jeremy Char-
dy 6-3, 7-5 to roll into the Shanghai
Masters third round on Tuesday.
The rejuvenated Serbian second
seed has now won all 12 matches
against Chardy and this victory was
never in doubt.
The 31-year-old Djokovic had to
contend with a more stubborn Char-
dy in the second set, before the world
number three’s superior shot-making
won through in 83 minutes.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion
missed six months of competition in
2017 and had elbow surgery in Feb-
ruary.
But he has burst back to form and
fitness since the summer, winning
US golfer Brooks Koepka plays a tee shot during his singles match with Europe’s English golfer Paul Casey (Photo AFP) Wimbledon, the US Open and the
Brooks Koepka, this year’s US Open 2018 with a left wrist injury, also ic and perseverance throughout the Masters 1000 Cincinnati in a terrific
and PGA Championship winner, was managed four other top-10 efforts in season.” Other finalists for the award run, and says he is back close to his
announced Tuesday as the US PGA the season, including second-place included Englishman Justin Rose, best.
Tour Player of the Year, having won finishes at the WGC HSBC Champi- British Open champion Francesco Djokovic, who is eyeing Rafael
a vote by tour players. ons and at Colonial. Molinari of Italy and Americans Nadal’s number one ranking, said: “I
The 28-year-old American cap- “Brooks has brought a new brand Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeCham- haven’t won too many matches the
tured the Jack Nicklaus Trophy af- of athleticism to the PGA Tour and beau and Justin Thomas. beginning of the year.
ter a historic 2017-18 campaign that we saw the results this year with his Koepka became the first player “After the surgery I was not man-
saw him defend his US Open crown historic season at the major champi- since Curtis Strange in 1988-89 to aging to play my best, and that has
by winning at Shinnecock and then onships,” said tour commissioner Jay win back-to-back US Open titles, changed, so obviously the more you
deny Tiger Woods a 15th major title Monahan. then took his third major crown at win, the more comfortable and more
by holding off a final-round rally in “These feats were accomplished the 100th PGA Championship with a confident you feel on the court.”
August at Bellerive. Koepka, who despite missing significant time due tournament-record 16-under 264 for The Serb will play either Italy’s
missed nearly four months in early to injury, a testament to his work eth- 72 holes. Marco Cecchinato or South Korea’s
Chung Hyeon next -- he lost to both
NFL Infantino miss out Tennis during his darker days in the first half
Los Angeles Chargers Afghan woman among nine Tip-top Federer ‘where I want of the year.
“I think I’m a completely differ-
owner Spanos dies aged 95 new IOC members as Coe to be’ for Shanghai defence ent player than I was in first five, six
months of the year,” he said.
Alex Spanos, a billionaire real estate Samira Asghari, a 24-year-old Af- Roger Federer warned Novak “Hopefully the outcome can be dif-
developer and owner of the NFL’s ghan woman, was among nine new Djokovic and his other Shanghai ferent as well.”
Los Angeles Chargers, died Tues- International Olympic Committee Masters rivals on Tuesday that he was In the absence of the injured Nadal,
day at the age of 95, his family an- members elected Tuesday, but there in prime condition even as another holder Roger Federer is the top seed
nounced. was still no place for either IAAF long season approaches its climax. in Shanghai and the Swiss great starts
Spanos, whose parents were Greek president Sebastian Coe or FIFA head The 37-year-old Swiss has been his campaign on Wednesday against
immigrants that ran a bakery, bought Gianni Infantino. carefully managing his schedule in Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.
a truck in 1951 and began selling “She’s a lady who is doing a fantas- recent years, cutting out the clay- Nikoloz Basilashvili showed that
sandwiches to workers to begin his tic job to promote women’s sports in court segment of the season since his China Open triumph at the week-
business career. He fulfilled a dream Afghanistan,” IOC president Thomas 2017 to wring the most out of his end was no fluke as he brushed aside
in 1984 by purchasing controlling in- Bach said of Asghari, who made her ageing body. the promising Denis Shapovalov.
terest in the San Diego Chargers, who name as captain of the Afghan wom- It appears to be working and the The Georgian, up to a career-high
moved to Los Angeles before the start en’s basketball team before holding 20-time Grand Slam winner opens 23 in the world following his victory
of the 2017 NFL campaign. several roles in sports administration. his defence of the Shanghai Mas- over Juan Martin del Potro in Beijing
The highlight of Spanos’ tenure “You know very well that this is ters this week in ominously good on Sunday, beat the teenage Canadian
owning the Chargers came in the 1994 not very easy for many reasons in this shape. 6-2, 6-2 in just 57 minutes.
season, when San Diego reached the country.” The world number two played in The 26-year-old Basilashvili will
1995 Super Bowl, losing to the San Asghari added: “I am working for a victorious Laver Cup campaign in now have another upset in his sights
Francisco 49ers. They did not return the future of all athletes around the Chicago two weeks ago, following when he plays fourth seed Alexander
to the American Conference final un- world, especially those in need, like his surprise last-16 defeat to the Aus- Zverev at the Masters 1000 event on
til the 2007 season, losing to the New in Afghanistan.” tralian John Millman at the US Open. Wednesday.
England Patriots. The situation for sports and women “The good thing is after feeling Basilashvili’s victory over an
“Alex Spanos is an American suc- in Afghanistan, she said, was “better good in practice I played a good La- under-the-weather Del Potro at the
cess story, driven by a tireless work than before” thanks to the work of the ver Cup, have had also some rest after weekend was just his second ATP
ethic inspired by his humble begin- Afghan Olympic committee and the the US Open,” said Federer. title, the first coming in Hamburg in
nings as the son of Greek immi- sports minister. The Swiss great’s prime threats July.
grants,” NFL commissioner Roger “I had the desire to work for the in Shanghai are likely to come from Del Potro, the Shanghai third seed
Goodell said. “Alex became one of athletes,” Asghari said. “I’ve been world number three Djokovic -- who who was suffering with a cold and flu
the country’s most successful busi- working for the (Afghan) NOC and is in fine form -- and fourth-ranked in Beijing, meets France’s Richard
nessmen, but he never forgot his roots minister, and I was also a player on Juan Martin del Potro. Gasquet.
and the call to help others. the national basketball team. World number one Rafael Nadal, A press conference for the Argen-
“He was a marvelous friend and “It’s very nice that the athletes see beaten by Federer in last year’s final tine on Tuesday was cancelled at the
partner whose impact on the NFL that somebody young like them is try- of the Masters 1000 showpiece, is ab- last moment, however, which sug-
will never be forgotten.” ing to help them.” sent with injury. gests that he could still be unwell.

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Sudokumania
The aim of the game is to fill a 9x9 grid (81 squares) that is subdivided into 3x3 “sub-squares, with each of the numbers one through nine, besides
the ones that are already filled with numbers.
The rule is that each number appear only once per row, once per column, and only once per sub-square. It is rather easy to solve, in fact no math-
ematical knowledge is required. The solutions are indicated below.
Have fun!

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