Ilkay Gundogan scored two second-half goals to help 10-man Germany claim a 3-0 win away to lowly Estonia in Sunday's Euro 2020 qualifier despite the early dismissal of Emre Can.
Germany won 8-0 when the sides met in Mainz last June, but the visitors got into trouble when Can was sent off after just 14 minutes in Tallinn for a foul as the last man.
After a goalless first half, Manchester City midfielder Gundogan struck twice before replacement striker Timo Werner added a third to keep Germany on course to qualify for next year's finals.
"After a quarter of an hour we were down to 10 men, so everything was more difficult and we had to adjust," said Germany captain Manuel Neuer.
"I don't think it was a bad performance. It was a question of time before the goals came and at some point we cracked them." The Germans stay second in the table but moved level on 15 points with Group C leaders the Netherlands, who beat Belarus 2-1 in Minsk earlier in the day.
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German internationals Ilkay Gundogan and Emre Can, who both have Turkish roots, on Sunday deleted Instagram 'likes' of a photograph showing Turkey footballers performing a military salute, a gesture seen as supporting their country's military offensive in Syria.
Gundogan, who was lambasted on the eve of the 2018 World Cup for posing for pictures with teammate Mesut Ozil alongside Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he deleted his post when he realised it was open to misinterpretation.
"I deleted my 'Like' when I saw that it could be interpreted politically," Manchester City player Gundoga told AFP subsidiary, SID.
"Believe me, after what happened last year, the last thing I wanted was to give a political signal." The photograph in question showed Turkey players making a military salute in their 1-0 win over Albania in Istanbul on Friday in response to their country's widely-condemned offensive against Kurds in Syria.
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Coco Gauff hailed Roger Federer for his words of wisdom as the 15-year-old US prodigy on Sunday became the youngest champion on the WTA Tour since 2004.
Gauff defeated 2017 Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the Linz final for her maiden title.
The teenager is managed by Federer's Team8 and even shares an Italian pasta sponsor with the 20-time major winner.
On Sunday, she revealed that a pep-talk by the Swiss superstar, after she suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the first round of the 2018 Australian Open junior event, has helped her on a path which this year saw her reach the last 16 at Wimbledon and US Open third round.
"He did give me some advice at the Australian Open in 2018 when I lost in the first round (after being amongst the favourites)," Gauff recalled.
"He told me not to focus too much on the pressure or the outside drama. He gave me some perspective.
"Now, I try to enjoy the tennis and I barely think of that fist-round loss two years later." Gauff, ..

Gauff salutes Federer's words of wisdom

Australian Mitch Marsh was nervously waiting Monday to see how badly he has hurt his bowling hand after punching a dressing room wall in frustration during a weekend Sheffield Shield game.
The Western Australia all-rounder, who was recalled to the Test side for the final game of the Ashes against England last month, was on his way to a big score Sunday against Tasmania when he was caught and bowled for 53.
The match ended in a draw and Marsh took his frustrations out on the changing room, with reports that he may have fractured his hand.
"Western Australian captain Mitch Marsh injured his hand during (Sunday's) Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at the WACA ground," said a statement from his team.
"Marsh sustained the injury when he struck the wall in the changerooms following his dismissal earlier in the day.
"The extent of the injury and a time frame on his return will be determined later this week after further investigation."
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Australia's Mitch Marsh injures bowling hand punching wall

Lewis Hamilton said he was in no hurry to win a sixth world championship after the title battle was reduced to a two-horse Mercedes race at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Formula One circus moves on to Mexico in two weeks' time where Hamilton, enjoying a 64-point lead over Valtteri Bottas, can wrap up a third consecutive drivers' crown if he outscores his teammate by 14 points or more.
More likely is that the battle will be concluded at the subsequent race at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Bottas's victory at Suzuka and Hamilton's third place clinched a sixth consecutive constructors' championship for Mercedes and left the Finn as the only driver who can catch Hamilton over the final four races of the campaign.
"I think for me it's never been a case of always wanting to rush things," Hamilton told reporters Sunday adding that he expected a tough battle from his teammate over the final few races.
"Valtteri's driven well all year long, he's done a great job today and he .

Hamilton in no hurry to win Formula One title in Mexico

Six years ago, Lanto Griffin had less USD 200 in his bank account, so he decided to caddie for his friend and fellow pro golfer Willy Wilcox.
The move paid off as the pair became a successful team and Griffin was able to replenish his savings and continue his dream of playing full-time on the PGA Tour.
Fast forward to Sunday as the 31-year-old Griffin claimed his maiden PGA title, two-putting 18 to close with a three-under 69 and win the Houston Open by one stroke.
"I just knew that even if I made bogey I would still have a job out here next year," said Griffin, of Mount Shasta, California.
"I am so proud of the way I hung in there." Griffin came into the fourth round with a one shot lead and made five birdies on Sunday to finish with a 14-under 274.
He told his mother, Julie, that he would buy her a new car if he won this week -- and after earning $1.3 million in first-place prize money, he will make good on that promise.
"There's too many people (to thank). My entire team," said ...

Griffin holds on to win Houston Open by one stroke

American boxer Patrick Day was fighting for his life in critical condition in hospital on Sunday night after lapsing into a coma following a vicious knockout by Charles Conwell the night before.
The 27-year-old Day suffered a "traumatic injury" and underwent emergency brain surgery Saturday night after being knocked out by Conwell in a super welterweight bout on the card at Chicago's Winstrust Arena.
"Patrick is in a coma caused by the injury and is in extremely critical condition," said fight promoter Lou DiBella.
"We appreciate the outpouring of support, prayers and offers of assistance from all corners of the boxing community."
Day is in intensive care in Northwestern Memorial hospital. No specific details of Day's injuries were provided by the promoter.
Conwell asked his social media followers to pray for Day's recovery. "Keep him in your prayers!! #prayforpatrickday," he wrote on his Twitter page.
"Pat Day makes any room he is in a better place. Never saw him greet someone ...

US boxer Day 'extremely critical' after devastating knockout

Novak Djokovic calls him a "very complete" player and Alexander Zverev says he has a unique style that makes him the best in men's tennis on current, breathtaking form.
Now Daniil Medvedev is homing in on Roger Federer's third place in the world rankings before the year is out and chasing a first Grand Slam title next year.
The 23-year-old Russian said he had been "invincible" as he won the Shanghai Masters with a ruthless 6-4, 6-1 demolition of Zverev on Sunday.
After Medvedev defeated another young talent in Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals, the 21-year-old Greek described Medvedev's way of winning as "boring".
"So he has a huge serve and if you manage to get it back, it's just countless balls inside the court... (all) you can do is hit as hard as you can side to side, be accurate, and make him move.
"Otherwise you can just play it back to him and play it again and play it again.
"It just keeps coming back, keeps coming back." Sour grapes? Perhaps. Medvedev and Tsitsipas have ..

Daniil Medvedev - rise and rise of a 'smart' tennis star

Australia on Monday announced the country's consumer watchdog would investigate mortgage pricing after the country's largest banks refused to pass on recent interest rate cuts in full.
The central bank's official cash rate has been lowered three times this year amid fears about the flagging domestic economy and now stands at a record low of 0.75 per cent.
Despite the urging of Australia's government and central bank, the four largest financial institutions have not lowered home mortgage interest rates offered to customers proportionately.
Australia's conservative government has touted itself as a reliable custodian of the economy, but is under pressure amid slowing growth and high living costs.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Monday directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate pricing decisions across the profitable banking sector.
He said that the so-called "Big Four" banks have on average passed on just 57 of the 75 basis points in cuts.
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- Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, was headed for a landslide victory Sunday in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, exit polls said.
In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape, Saied, an independent, scooped 72.5 percent of the vote according to the Emrhold exit poll, and 76.9 percent in the Sigma one -- over 40 points ahead of Karoui.
Thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Tunis to celebrate Saied's victory, honking horns and singing the national anthem.
"It's a historic day: Tunisia is reaping the fruits of the revolution," said Boussairi Abidi, a 39-year-old mechanic. "Kais Saied is going to put an end to corruption, he will be a fair president." The official results are expected Monday.
In his first reaction, Saied thanked the country's young people "for turning a new page," and vowed to try to build "a new Tunisia".
Around 90 percent of 18 to ...

Outsider Saied set for landslide in Tunisia presidency: Exit polls

Russian warplanes bombed four hospitals in rebel-held territory in Syria over a period of just 12 hours earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
The May strikes -- which the newspaper tied to Moscow through Russian radio recordings, plane spotter logs and accounts by witnesses -- are part of a larger pattern of medical facilities targeted by forces supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's devastating civil war.
Nabad al Hayat Surgical Hospital -- which staff had fled three days earlier in anticipation of the facility being bombed -- was one of those struck during the 12-hour period beginning on May 5, according to the Times' investigation.
A Russian ground controller gave the exact coordinates of the hospital to the pilot, who reported having it in sight a few minutes later, the newspaper said.
The controller gave the go-ahead for the strike at the same time that a spotter who was tasked with warning civilians about impending strikes logged a ...

Russia bombed four Syria hospitals in 12 hours: Report

- Botswana's influential former president Ian Khama on Sunday threw his weight behind the opposition, a fierce critic of his when he was leader, in a bid to oust his handpicked successor in the country's upcoming elections.
Earlier this year, Khama dramatically defected from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has ruled the southern African country since it gained independence from Britain in 1966.
His departure and condemnation of President Mokgweetsi Masisi has thrown the party into an internal crisis ahead of a high-stakes general election on October 23.
The vote will test the strength of the BDP after more than five decades in control of the diamond-rich country, which has a reputation as a beacon of stability in a troubled continent.
Khama, a 66-year-old former general whose father led the country to independence, had a bitter fall-out with his former deputy Masisi after he took office last year.
At a rally in his eastern home town Serowe on Sunday, Khama told thousands of 

Botswana ex-president backs opposition ahead of poll

- Poland's governing right-wing party topped Sunday's general election, an exit poll showed, expanding its majority thanks to a raft of welfare measures coupled with attacks on LGBT rights and Western values.
The Law and Justice party (PiS) scored 43.6 percent of the vote for 239 seats in parliament, outpacing the centrist Civic Coalition (KO) opposition with 27.4 percent support (130 seats) and a leftist coalition that took 11.9 percent (43 seats), according to an Ipsos exit poll.
"We have four years of hard work ahead. Poland must change more and it must change for the better," Jaroslaw Kaczynski, PiS leader, told supporters at its Warsaw headquarters.
Experts have warned that a strong PiS win means it could proceed with court reforms that risk undermining judicial independence and the rule of law, something likely to further stoke conflict with the European Union.
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Populists top Poland vote, expand majority on welfare, family values ticket

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he plans to continue campaigning as normal after wearing body armor the night before, a move the CBC reported was due to threats to his security.
"This will not change at all how I campaign," Trudeau said, on the sidelines of a campaign event in York, a week ahead of Canadian legislative elections.
Trudeau was in his shirtsleeves, as he normally is when campaigning, after wearing body armor under a shirt and jacket on Saturday.
When asked to answer journalists' questions about the threats against him, Trudeau explained, "My first concern was for my family and for all the Canadians in the room," but refused to comment further.
Trudeau's main rival, Conservative Andrew Scheer, took to Twitter Saturday evening to stress that "threats against political leaders have absolutely no place in our democracy."
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party (NPD), called the threats against Trudeau "troubling" in a Saturday night ...

Trudeau continues campaign after threats to his safety

Hungary's opposition won the Budapest mayoralty Sunday in local elections, the first electoral blow for nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban since he came to power in 2010.
With around 62 per cent of votes counted, centre-left challenger Gergely Karacsony led by around 50 per cent of the vote ahead of the incumbent mayor Istvan Tarlos on around 45 per cent.
In office since 2010, Tarlos, backed by Orban's right-wing Fidesz party, congratulated the 44-year-old Karacsony by telephone, a spokesperson for Karacsony told AFP.

Hungary opposition wins Budapest in blow for PM Orban: Partial results

The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
"In order to prevent and confront this aggression, an agreement has been reached with the Syrian government... so that the Syrian army can deploy along the Syrian-Turkish border to assist the (Kurdish-led) Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)," it said in a statement on its Facebook page.
The Kurdish administration did not give further details on the agreement or say if it would compromise Kurdish self-rule in the north.
But the announcement came after Syria's state news agency SANA said the army was sending troops to the north to "confront the Turkish aggression".
Marginalised for decades, Syria's minority Kurds carved out a de facto autonomous region across some 30 percent of the nation's territory after the devastating war broke out in 2011.
When the Islamic State jihadist group swept across the ...

Kurds announce deal with Damascus on Syria troop deployment near Turkish border

- Conservative academic Kais Saied on Sunday won a landslide victory in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, state television Wataniya said.
It said he scooped almost 77 per cent of the vote, compared to 23 per cent for Karoui.
News of the victory triggered celebrations at the retired law professor's election campaign offices in central Tunis, as fireworks were set off outside and supporters honked car horns.

Academic wins Tunisia presidential poll by a landslide: State TV

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday he would press for an EU ban on arms sales to Turkey, as Ankara pressed its attack on Kurdish forces in northern Syria.
Conte was speaking ahead of a meeting in Luxembourg Monday of the European Union's foreign affairs committee on the issue -- and a day after both France and Germany joined a list of countries halting arms supplies to Turkey.
A government statement said that Rome had been working since Saturday for a moratorium on arms exports to Turkey "as soon as possible".
"Italy will promote this initiative in all multilateral forums and will work to combat Turkish military action in the northeast of Syria with every instrument permitted by international law," said the statement from Conte's office.
"The Italian government is convinced that we must act with the utmost determination to avoid further suffering of the Syrian people, especially Kurds, and to counteract destabilising actions in the region," the statement added.  Italy ..

Italy backs EU ban on arms sales to Turkey

Turkish forces and their proxies pushed deep into Syria on Sunday, moving closer to completing their assault's initial phase, while Washington announced it was pulling out 1,000 troops from the country's north.
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria said that Turkish bombardment near a camp for the displaced led to nearly 800 relatives of Islamic State group (IS) members fleeing.
Fighting raged but Turkish-backed forces made significant progress along the border on the fifth day of an offensive that has provoked an international outcry and left dozens of civilians and fighters dead.
In the face of the Turkish advances, state media in Damascus said the Syrian army was sending troops to "confront" the offensive on the country's territory.
There were no immediate details but a Kurdish official said on condition of anonymity that negotiations were under way between the Kurds and the Damascus government.
"All options are being examined," the Kurdish official said.
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