After a dramatic, controversial and tearful final day, the USA defeated Europe on Sunday to win the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2009. Behind 10-6 going into the 12 singles — the same score that Europe trailed the USA before coming back to win the Ryder Cup at Medinah in 2012 — the US triumphed by a point, 14 1/2 to 13 1.2. Paula Creamer claimed the winning
By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. captain Juli Inkster had urged her players to “stomp on” Europe and they carried out the instructions to a tee, fighting back to win a controversial Solheim Cup match on Sunday. The home team went into the last 12 singles holding a 10-6 lead, following unsavory scenes over the non-concession of a short American putt in the fourballs carried over from
(Updates at end) ST LEON-ROT, Germany, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Results on thethird and final day of the 14th Solheim Cup on Sunday: EUROPE 13-1/2 points UNITED STATES 14-1/2 points Singles: Carlota Ciganda v Lexi Thompson Match halved Catriona Matthew v Morgan Pressel Won by 2 holes Karine Icher v Brittany Lincicome Won 3 and 2 Melissa Reid v Brittany Lang Won 3 and 2 Gwladys Nocera v Alison Lee
European championship host nation France beat Serbia 81-68 in the competition’s third-place playoff to win the bronze medal and secure a third successive podium finish on Sunday. Having won the 2013 tournament after finishing runners-up in 2011, the French bounced back from a painful 80-75 semi-final defeat by Spain and brushed aside the Serbians. France moved up a gear after a 37-32 halftime lead and outscored Serbia 21-12 in the
By Philip Pullella and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square on Sunday, offering both spiritual and political messages for the tens of thousands who packed the plaza, the symbolic heart of the Cuban revolution. To welcome the pope, who helped bring about the recent rapprochement between Cuba and the United States, a similarly giant poster of Jesus Christ was hung nearby. Some pilgrims
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Bitterly divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the worst migration crisis affecting the continent since World War Two, which has tarnished its image as a beacon of peace, at an emergency summit next week. European Council President Donald Tusk, who chairs EU summits, on Friday called on the 28-country bloc’s leaders to stop shifting the responsibility onto others and
By Michele Kambas and John Stonestreet ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras made a last call on Sunday for weary voters to return him to power in a close-fought election, after a tumultuous year that saw him cave in to European demands for austerity to keep the country afloat. Both Tsipras and his conservative rival Vangelis Meimarakis, vying to take on the daunting task of steering the country through
The United States is seeking to ease the Syrian refugee crisis by significantly increasing the number of worldwide refugees it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.
Carly Fiorina’s strong performance at last week’s primetime Republican debate has catapulted her into second place behind Donald Trump in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, a new CNN/ORC national poll shows.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn’t believe that a Muslim should be elected president.
