WR Jeffery active for Bears (Yahoo Sports)
CHICAGO (AP) — Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is active for the Chicago Bears after missing the preseason with a calf injury.
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Lee holds fast to triumph in Kolon Korea Open
Cheonan (South Korea) (AFP) – South Korean Lee Kyung-Hoon carded a nerveless, five-under final round of 66 to take the Kolon Korea Open title on Sunday, four shots clear of his nearest rival.
Teenager Ko makes history with Evian win
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko wrote another chapter of golfing history on Sunday when she became the youngest winner of a women’s major with a stunning final round 63 at the Evian Championship. The flawless eight-birdie round was the lowest score of the week and she finished on 268, 16 under par and six ahead of American Lexi Thompson (70). China’s Feng Shanshan also shot 70 and was third on eight
Lee Kyung-hoon wins Korea Open
Lee Kyung-hoon shot a final round five-under-par 66 to win the 58th Korea Open by four strokes on Sunday. “The Korea Open is our biggest event and it is a great honor to win,” Lee said. Four shots is a nice margin but it was all much closer than that.” Lee’s countryman Kim Meen-whee also closed with a 66 to finish outright second while Wang Jeung-hun and Lee Dong-min finished
Golf-Lee Kyung-hoon wins Korea Open
Lee Kyung-hoon shot a final round five-under-par 66 to win the 58th Korea Open by four strokes on Sunday. “The Korea Open is our biggest event and it is a great honour to win,” Lee said. Four shots is a nice margin but it was all much closer than that.” Lee’s countryman Kim Meen-whee also closed with a 66 to finish outright second while Wang Jeung-hun and Lee Dong-min finished
Brilliant Bumgarner leaves Padres praying for mercy
(The Sports Xchange) – San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner retired the first 23 batters he faced before settling for a one-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday, with the Giants ace admitting the result was more important than personal glory. “I’m not here to throw perfect games or no-hitters,” the reigning World Series Most Valuable Player assured after the third one-hit shutout of his career.
Struggling Germany seeks 'orderly' tackling of migrant crisis
By Michelle Martin and Michael Shields BERLIN/ZURICH (Reuters) – Germany appealed on Sunday for a rapid return to “orderly procedures” in dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis, as the continent’s most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving daily. A week after Chancellor Angela Merkel effectively opened German borders to asylum seekers, one senior minister said the country had reached its limits. Bild newspaper reported
Al Qaeda chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants. It was not clear when the recording was made but references to former Taliban leader Mullah Mohamed Omar as being alive suggest it is at least two months old. Zawahri reiterated his position on Islamic State, repeating what he said
Russia's Lavrov says Moscow to continue military support of Syria: reports
Russia will continue with military supplies to Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Sunday. Moscow has come under increased international pressure in recent days over what Washington and Gulf states say is a Russian military build-up in Syria, where the Kremlin has been supporting President Bashar al-Assad in a four-and-a-half-year war. “There were military supplies, they are ongoing and they will continue.
Exiled Yemeni government pulls out of planned peace talks
By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s exiled government pulled out of U.N.-mediated peace talks with its Houthi adversaries on Sunday as troops from the Saudi-led coalition that is seeking to restore it took part in ground fighting in a central province for the first time. Loyalists of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have been battling the Iran-allied Houthis across Yemen since March, when the group forced him and his administration