Golf-Rookie Colsaerts aims to emulate U.S. assistant Couples

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Golf-Rookie Colsaerts aims to emulate U.S. assistant Couples



MEDINAH, Illinois, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Nicolas Colsaerts, the only rookie on Europe's Ryder Cup team, said he was amazed at how intense the event is, but might look across the battle lines to stay relaxed. The longest driver among all 24 men in the matches between the best golfers of Europe and the United States, the 29-year-old became the first Belgian to reach the Ryder Cup after being tabbed as a wildcard pick by captain Jose Maria Olazabal. "It's really special. It's far more intense already of anything I could think of," Colsaerts said on Wednesday. ...









Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad



Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday promised a tough response at the United Nations to the latest verbal attacks on Israeli by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said he was determined to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons. Before boarding a flight to New York to address the annual U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu issued an open letter to Israelis marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish calendar. "On the question of Iran, we are all united in the goal of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. ...









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