Beer flows as Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich, competition in the Asian games and motorcycles race at Le Mans

A displaced girl from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

Japan’s Toru Shishime (top) fights with Kazakhstan’s Yeldos Smetov during their men’s 60kg quarterfinal judo match at the Dowon Gymnasium at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. (Indranil Mukjerjee/AFP-Getty Images)

Indonesia’s Syamsul Hadi strikes the ball as Laos’ Noum Souvannalith defends during their men’s doubles sepak takraw match at Bucheon Gymnasium during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. (Olivia Harris/Reuters)

Japan’s Risako Mitsui and Yukiko Inui compete in the final of the duets free routine synchronised swimming event during the 2014 Asian Games at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center in Incheon. (Martin Bureau/AFP-Getty Images)

Team of Chinese Taibei competes in Cycling – Track Women’s Team Sprint Qualifying during the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon International Velodrome in Incheon, South Korea. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Megumi Murakami of Japan waits for a serve during their beach volleyball match against Thailand at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. (Ed Jones/AFP-Getty Images)

A competitor from Thailand is silhouetted during sunset during the equestrian Dressage Team competition at the Dream Park Equestrian Venue during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. (/Kim Hong-Ji/reuters)

A family pose for photos amongst flowers on a hillside near the field hockey venue of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. (Ed Jones/AFP-Getty Images)

A displaced woman from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple in Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

Displaced girls from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worship at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

A displaced girl from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

A displaced man from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sits out side the holy temple Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

A displaced girl from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple in Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

Displaced fighters from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan. Followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, the Yazidi fled their homeland in the Sinjar mountains as Islamic State militants, who see them as devil worshippers, seized towns and carried out mass killings in August. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

North Korea’s Om Yun Chol reacts on stage after winning the men’s 56kg weightlifting competition at the Moonlight Festival Garden during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Om broke his own clean and jerk world record on the way to winning his country’s first gold medal of the Asian Games in Incheon on Saturday. The North Korean weightlifter who won a gold medal at the London Olympics, raised 170 kilograms to better his old record by 1kg in the men’s 56kg class. He earlier lifted 128kg in the snatch for a combined total of 298kg. (Jason Reed/reuters)

A fan brought a St. Jude statue to prop up behind home plate before Saturday’s baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. St. Jude is the patron saint of hopeless cases. It did not help, as the Royals lost. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Los Angeles Angels first baseman C.J. Cron reacts after being thrown out at home plate while trying to score in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Rangers defeated the Angels 12-3. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck shoots at goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)

Riders run to their motorbikes at the start of the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours motorcycling endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

France’s Gregory Leblanc rides his Kawasaki No. 11 (R) as he competes ahead of the pack during the 37th Le Mans 24 hours endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Guillame Souvant/AFP-Getty Images)

Kawasaki rider Gregory LeBlanc of France competes during the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours motorcycling endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

An event model blows a kiss from the pit lane prior to the start of the 37th Le Mans 24 hours endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Guillame Souvant/AFP-Getty Images)

Suzuki rider David Dumain is evacuated after a crash during the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours motorcycling endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)REUTERS)

Riders compete as the sun sets during the 37th Le Mans 24 hours moto endurance race on in Le Mans, western France. (Guillame Souvant/AFP-Getty Images)

Australian’s Broc Parkes on his Yamaha No. 7 competes during the 37th Le Mans 24 hours moto endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Jean Francois/AFP-Getty Images)

Spanish David Checa, riding his Yamaha N°94 (R) and France’s Giovanni Boucle, riding his BMW N°99 compete during the 37th Le Mans 24 hours moto endurance race onin Le Mans, western France. (Guillame Souvant/AFP-Getty Images)

A rider competes during the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours motorcycling endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Stephane Mahe/reuters)

Riders compete during the 37th Le Mans 24 Hours motorcycling endurance race in Le Mans, western France. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

A visitor during opening day for the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world’s largest beer fest. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

U.S. singer Miley Cyrus performs at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. (Bernardo Montoya/Reuters)

A day after being delayed due to clouds and rain over central Florida people look on at the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon supply ship as it is prepared for the second attempt Sunday morning at 1:52am for the resupply trip to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket will bring cargo to the International Space Station. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Ukrainian serviceman sits on an armoured vehicle in the village of Schastya, near the eastern Ukrainian town of Luhansk. (Maks Levin/Reuters)

Actor Larry Coen rehearses his lines in the Red Sox batting cage during the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production “Shakespeare at Fenway” at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The show, which according to the organization is the first ever professional Shakespearean performance in a Major League ballpark, featured famous scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays performed on a stage set up in front of the Boston Red Sox dugout. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Re-enactment soldiers during an In Guardia Pageant in St George’s Square during an official visit to Malta in Valletta, Malta. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is making an official two day visit to Malta as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally the Duchess of Cambridge was due to make the trip as her first solo overseas engagement as part of Malta’s fiftieth Anniversary of Independance but had to cancel due to acute morning sickness with her second child. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

A Kashmiri man rows a makeshift raft carrying a woman and a child through the flood waters in Srinagar. Both the Indian and Pakistani sides of the disputed Himalayan region have seen extensive flooding this month with Srinagar particularly hard hit. Hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands are homeless. (Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A Dassanach boy rests on a boat on the shore of a fishing camp near the Omo Delta in the north of Lake Turkana close to the town of Ileret and near the Kenyan-Ethiopian border in northern Kenya. The Dassanach, an ethnic group living mainly in southern Ethiopia, have historically clashed over ethnic differences and precious resources such as fishing, pasture and fresh water with the Turkana of Kenya. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Ornithologist Eric Patric of Britain shows a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) during a bird migration study in Kabli. (Ints Kalnins/Reuters)

Tourist walk under the colonnade in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Security has been tightened in Saint Peter’s Square after intelligence services intercepted a possible plan to attack the Vatican, Italian media reported Saturday, increasing fears Pope Francis could be in danger. A foreign security service alerted Italy this week after intercepting a conversation between two Arab speakers which referred to “a demonstrative act, Wednesday the day the pope holds his weekly general audience in the square, at the Vatican, “Il Messaggero” daily reported. Pope Francis wiill be in Tirana ona one-day-visit to Albania on September 21, 2014 to promote Albania’s religious tolerance, an intrinsic value of a society where three main religions, Muslims, Orthodox Christians, and Catholics live in harmony. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP-Getty Images)

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge chats to participants during an In Guardia Pageant in St George’s Square during an official visit to Malta in Valletta, Malta. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is making an official two day visit to Malta as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally the Duchess of Cambridge was due to make the trip as her first solo overseas engagement as part of Malta’s fiftieth Anniversary of Independance but had to cancel due to acute morning sickness with her second child. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

People pull an airplane during the Dulles Day Plane pull at Dulles airport in Virginia, outside Washington. The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Virginia, which provides sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP-Getty Images)

Visitors celebrate with first beer mugs at the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest kicks off with millions of revellers set to soak up the frothy atmosphere in a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and, of course, beer. (Christof Stache/AFP-Getty Images)

A waitress carries mugs of beer in the Schottenhamel tent during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 5. (Lukas Barth/reuters)

Nicole Annete Flood from Mexico poses for photos in front of the Statue of Liberty following a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Forty immigrants from 18 different countries became American citizens at the event, held by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), on Constitution and Citizenship Day. This week USCIS will have naturalized more than 27,000 new citizens at 160 ceremonies nationwide. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Visitors enjoy a firground ride during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 5. (Michael Dalder/Reuters)

Visitors enjoy a fun ride on the opening day of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese fair grounds in Munich, southern Germany. Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest kicks off with millions of revellers set to soak up the frothy atmosphere in a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and, of course, beer. (Christof Stache/AFP-Getty Images)

Souvenir pins displayed for sale at the opening day for the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world’s largest beer fest. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

A seller wears bagdes in the shape of gingerbread hearts on the neckline of her dirndl dress during the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest kicks off with millions of revellers set to soak up the frothy atmosphere in a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and, of course, beer. (Andreas Gebert/AFP-Getty Images)

A man wearing traditional Bavarian costumes walks his dogs during the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival in Munich, southern Germany. Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest kicks off with millions of revellers set to soak up the frothy atmosphere in a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and, of course, beer.(Christian Charisius/AFP-Getty Images)

Revellers wait to enter a beer tent during the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe to the the world’s largest beer festival. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Revellers dressed in traditional Bavarian ‘Dirndl’ shelter themselves from the rain waiting for the opening parade during the day 01 of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe to the the world’s largest beer festival. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Visitors wearing traditionlal Bavarian costumes wait outside of festival tents ahead the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. Germany’s world-famous Oktoberfest kicks off with millions of revellers set to soak up the frothy atmosphere in a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and, of course, beer. (Christof Stache/AFP-Getty Images)

Drunken or tired visitors in traditional bavarian clothes take a rest during the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest beer bash and draws millions of visitors. The annual event lasts for three weeks and will open its doors on September 20. (Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

People rest against a wall during the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 5. (Lukas Barth/Reuters)

The colourful lights of the Oktoberfest begin to shine during sunset at the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest beer bash and draws millions of visitors. The annual event lasts for three weeks and will open its doors on September 20. (Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

Fans of Thailand’s Panida Khamsri react during the women’s 48kg snatch weightlifting competition at the Moonlight Festival Garden during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon September 20, 2014. (Jason Reed/reuters)

Jung Jinsun and Park Kyoungdoo of South Korea compete in the Men’s Epee Final during day one of the 2014 Asian Games at Goyang Gymn(Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

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