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Spain's Sebastian Garcia in charge as hail halts Australian PGA

Spain's Sebastian Garcia in charge as hail halts Australian PGA

Spain's unheralded Sebastian Garcia held a two-stroke lead with three holes to play when a hailstorm forced an early end to day one of the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane on Thursday.

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Gavaskar calls for 'post-mortem' after India Test debacle

Gavaskar calls for 'post-mortem' after India Test debacle

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has called for a "post-mortem" into India Test cricket after their aura of home invincibility was blown away by a second series whitewash in 12 months.

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Gavaskar calls for 'post-mortem' after India's Test debacle

Gavaskar calls for 'post-mortem' after India's Test debacle

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has called for a "post-mortem" into India Test cricket after their aura of home invincibility was blown away by a second series whitewash 12 months.

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Beer giant Asahi not engaging with hackers after cyberattack

Beer giant Asahi not engaging with hackers after cyberattack

Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it had not received any specific demand from the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" cyberattack that is about to enter its third month.

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Hospital video helps clear Chinese long jump world champion of doping

Hospital video helps clear Chinese long jump world champion of doping

China's world champion long jumper Wang Jianan has been cleared of doping after hospital video camera footage showed he had inadvertently inhaled a banned substance.

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'God created it to be eaten': Jakarta's dog meat ban divides

'God created it to be eaten': Jakarta's dog meat ban divides

Sitting at an empty Jakarta stall, Alfindo Hutagaol gobbled down some rice, green sambal and grilled dog meat -- a meal that is now banned in the Indonesian capital.

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'Very worried': Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing

'Very worried': Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing

The morning after saving her elderly neighbour from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades, retiree Kwok was trawling through social media groups looking for signs other missing residents were safe on Thursday.

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Verstappen seeks Qatar hat-trick but Norris title favourite

Verstappen seeks Qatar hat-trick but Norris title favourite

Max Verstappen is seeking a hat-trick of wins at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend as this year's Formula One world championship reaches boiling point in the Arabian Gulf.

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Bull shark kills woman off Australia beach

Bull shark kills woman off Australia beach

A bull shark killed a woman swimming off a remote beach in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales Thursday while a man was seriously injured and may have been saved by the "heroic" efforts of a passerby.

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Ex-Bok Terblanche backs 'Erasmus-like' Tandy to turn Wales around

Ex-Bok Terblanche backs 'Erasmus-like' Tandy to turn Wales around

Former South Africa winger Stefan Terblanche said new Wales head coach Steve Tandy reminds him of Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus before the sides meet in their final Tests of the year on Saturday.

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