Son to avoid military duty as South Korea win Asian Games
A gold medal at the event, along with an Olympic podium finish, is the only automatic way for a South Korean footballer to be excused a call-up.
The game against Japan went into extra-time before Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan put South Korea 2-0 up.
Ueda Ayase pulled one back but South Korea held on. Forward Son, 26, has not carried out the two-year mandatory military service expected of his countrymen and faced being called up if South Korea failed to win the final.
But victory gave the whole South Korea squad an exemption and ensured an end to the uncertainty surrounding a player Tottenham bought for about £22m, and who signed a new five-year contract in July.
South Korea beat neighbours North Korea to take gold in 2014 but Son was not in the squad as his club at the time - Bayer Leverkusen - exercised their right to refuse his release.
Mbappe scores, sees red
The 19-year-old eased PSG nerves with an unstoppable 77th-minute strike to put the champions back in front after the hosts had battled back from two goals down and then hit the crossbar.
Mbappe brought down a high ball and without breaking stride, belted a shot into the roof of the net. Prior to that, Neymar had opened the scoring and Angel Di Maria doubled the PSG lead by scoring direct from a corner.
But Nimes responded in the second half and Antonin Bobichon halved their deficit before Teji Savanier equalised from the penalty spot in the 71st minute after a spot-kick awarded with the assistance of VAR.
Mbappe restored the PSG lead and Edinson Cavani added a fourth in stoppage time - but that was not the end of the action.
With seconds remaining, Mbappe reacted to a late challenge from Savanier and shoved the Nimes midfielder to the floor. Referee Jerome Brisard, who booked Mbappe for kicking the ball away in the first half, brought out his red card.
Kyrgios no match for rampant Federer
The world No 2, a five-time winner in New York, maintained his perfect progress through the draw with a 6-4 6-1 7-5 victory in one hour and 44 minutes.
Federer came into the meeting with a 2-1 head-to-head record against Kyrgios and after an even opening demonstrated his array of shot-making to book a fourth-round encounter against another Australian John Millman.
As Federer opened up a double break lead, Kyrgios could be heard saying "I need to hire a coach" in the direction of his support team with the 20-time Grand Slam champion finishing off the second set in emphatic fashion.
The third set was a more competitive affair but despite showing good determination to fight off two break points at 3-3 Kyrgios was unable to repeat the feat four games later as Federer broke before securing victory with an ace to take the acclaim from the New York crowd and his watching family.
Victory in New York would be Federer's 21st Grand Slam title.
NFL defensive player record broken again
The Bears traded the 27-year-old with the Oakland Raiders, and Mack will get a guaranteed $90m.
The deal breaks the six-year, $135m record contract defensive tackle Aaron Donald signed with the Los Angeles Rams a day earlier.
Mack was the NFL's 2016 defensive player of the year.
"We are excited to add a special playmaker like Khalil to our football team," said Bears general manager Ryan Pace.
"Elite defensive players in their prime are rare so when we knew we had a legit shot to acquire him, we did everything we thought necessary to get him."On Thursday, Green Bay Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers became the highest paid player in NFL history, after agreeing a four-year contract extension reported to be worth $134m and a guaranteed $100m.
On Monday, Odell Beckham Jr signed a five-year contract extension at the New York Giants worth a reported $95m making him the highest-paid wide receiver in the league's history.
from Bola Esho's Blog
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