00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News update for Sunday July 17th. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:08Turkey's state-run Andalou News Agency says detention orders have been issued for 53 more
00:13judges and prosecutors, while 52 military officers have been rounded up for their alleged
00:18roles in the failed coup.
00:19The reports followed an intensive crackdown against the judiciary and the military in
00:23the wake of the botched coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Officials
00:27say about 3,000 soldiers, including officers, are already in detention. Almost a similar
00:33number of judges and prosecutors have been dismissed.
00:37While the Donald Trump-Mike Pence presidential ticket made its debut at a weekend event that
00:41was awkward at times, it highlights a pairing designed in part to bring together fractious
00:46elements of the Republican Party on the eve of its national convention.
00:50Trump spent more time talking about himself, crooked Hillary Clinton and standard policy
00:54positions than he did praising running mate Mike Pence in a nearly 30-minute introduction.
01:00Carlos Nuzman, head of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, said the world's top four male golfers have
01:05withdrawn from the Games because there is no money to be won, not because of the Zika
01:09virus. Jordan Spieth was the last of the top four to withdraw from the Olympics, citing
01:14health concerns and other matters he said were personal. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and
01:19Rory McIlroy said Zika was the main reason for skipping the first Olympic golf tournament
01:24in 112 years.
01:26Sir Elton John, Selena Gomez, Major Lazer and All Saints are coming to Dubai this year.
01:31The four acts will perform at the new Autism Rocks Arena, located near Dubai Outlet Mall.
01:37Major Lazer and All Saints will perform at the Fiesta de los Muertos on October 28. Gomez
01:42will bring her revival tour to the city on November 18. Sir Elton John will perform with
01:47his live band on December 15 as part of his wonderful Crazy Night tour.
01:52And finally the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 46 degrees Celsius dropping
01:56to 34 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thank you for watching. As always, you can
02:01get the latest news on golfnews.com
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