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Golf groups delay ball distance limit rollback to 2030

Golf groups delay ball distance limit rollback to 2030

The US Golf Association, R&A and the PGA and DP World tours said Wednesday in a joint statement they will take until 2030 to examine expanded options to limit driving distance among elite players.

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Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning

Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning

Colombia's hard-right presidential candidate's bombastic campaigning methods have included adopting a military salute, comparing himself to a tiger and co-opting the national football jersey as his own symbol.

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Ex-OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke cleared of bribery in UK trial

Ex-OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke cleared of bribery in UK trial

The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria's former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial Wednesday, her defence lawyers said in a statement.

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Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup

Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma ran riot as India thrashed the Netherlands by 95 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

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Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.

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England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert

England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert

The outcome of England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks.

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Gauff crumbles in early Berlin exit against Badosa

Gauff crumbles in early Berlin exit against Badosa

Coco Gauff made a quick exit from the Berlin grass court tournament on Wednesday, beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Paula Badosa.

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Gill, Kishan star as India thrash Afghanistan to clinch ODI series

Gill, Kishan star as India thrash Afghanistan to clinch ODI series

Skipper Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan hit brisk centuries to set up India's 170-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the second ODI and clinch the series in sweltering Lucknow on Wednesday.

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Farrell names uncapped Connacht trio in Ireland's Nations squad

Farrell names uncapped Connacht trio in Ireland's Nations squad

Ireland coach Andy Farrell on Wednesday named the uncapped Connacht trio of Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen in his 36-man squad for the start of the Nations Championship.

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US teen gets look at idols as youngest player at US Open

US teen gets look at idols as youngest player at US Open

The youngest player in this week's US Open in high school teenager Miles Russell is getting an up close and personal look at the stars he idolized when picking up golf.

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