Aussie Lee fires 63 to grab lead at LPGA Founders Cup
Australia's Minjee Lee matched her career-low with a nine-under-par 63 to seize a three-stroke lead late in Friday's second round of the LPGA Founders Cup.
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Veteran Wawrinka pulls out of Geneva with injury
Stan Wawrinka's comeback trail hit a stumbling block on Friday after he pulled out of next week's Geneva Open tennis tournament with an injury.
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Violence clouds Jerusalem funeral of Al Jazeera journalist
Thousands of people packed Jerusalem's tense Old City on Friday for the burial of veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, after Israeli police stormed the start of the funeral procession.
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Mexico president vows justice as report says teen raped and murdered
Mexico's president on Friday promised justice to the parents of a teenager whose death triggered a public outcry, after an independent forensic report concluded that she was raped and murdered.
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India's Prannoy seals historic Thomas Cup badminton finals berth
H.S. Prannoy overcame an injury scare to secure the vital point as India shocked Denmark in Thailand early Saturday to reach the finals of the Thomas and Uber Cup men's badminton tournament for the first time.
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Lyles claims key win amid Diamond League desert storm
World 200 metre champion Noah Lyles won the first big sprint clash of the season on Friday at a wind-battered Doha Diamond League meeting when Olympic champion Andre de Grasse finished outside the top three.
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'Pathetic' Harden savaged after playoff vanishing act
James Harden was savaged by US media on Friday following the 10-time NBA All-Star's abject performance in the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff exit.
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Georgia's breakaway region to hold referendum on joining Russia in July: leader
The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on Friday set July 17 as a date for a referendum on joining Russia.
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Pentagon chief urges 'immediate' Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russian counterpart
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine Friday in talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, but their first call since the war began resolved no immediate issues, the Pentagon said.
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Bouwman leads Dutch 1-2 in Giro seventh stage as Lopez stays in pink
Dutch outsider Koen Bouwman won the hilly seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday beating three breakaway rivals on the line after the 196km run from Diamante to Potenza in Basilicata.
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