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Benjamin turns in solid 400m in return to competition

Benjamin turns in solid 400m in return to competition

Rai Benjamin, the 400m hurdles Olympic silver medallist, delivered a convincing 400m win in 44.42sec on Saturday at the Mt. SAC relays where fellow American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone returned to competition for the first time since July.

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Trump postpones first rally since trial began, due to bad weather

Trump postpones first rally since trial began, due to bad weather

Donald Trump called off a rally on Saturday, the Republican candidate's first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering.

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Atthaya leads Korda by one at weather-hit Chevron Championship

Atthaya leads Korda by one at weather-hit Chevron Championship

Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul was clinging to a one-stroke lead over history-chasing Nelly Korda when thunderstorms halted play in the LPGA Chevron Championship in Texas on Saturday.

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Edwards steals show as T'wolves down Durant's Suns in NBA playoff opener

Edwards steals show as T'wolves down Durant's Suns in NBA playoff opener

Anthony Edwards scored 23 of his 33 points in the second half as the Minnesota Timberwolves thrashed Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns 120-95 in their NBA playoffs opener on Saturday.

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Scheffler takes one stroke lead into bid for fourth win of year

Scheffler takes one stroke lead into bid for fourth win of year

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler takes a one stroke lead into Sunday's final round of the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage after his eight-under third round of 63 put him in pole position for a fourth win of the year.

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'Crucible curse' sees world snooker champion Brecel crash

'Crucible curse' sees world snooker champion Brecel crash

World snooker champion Luca Brecel on Saturday became the latest victim of the so-called "Curse of the Crucible" when his title defence ended on the first day of the 2024 tournament.

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Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress

Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.

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Brazilian Sasse gives Esperance victory over Mamelodi Sundowns

Brazilian Sasse gives Esperance victory over Mamelodi Sundowns

Brazilian Yan Sasse scored to give Esperance of Tunisia a 1-0 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Saturday in a tense CAF Champions League semi-final first leg.

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Palestinian Red Crescent says 14 dead in Israeli West Bank raid

Palestinian Red Crescent says 14 dead in Israeli West Bank raid

The Palestinian Red Crescent said Saturday at least 14 people had been killed in an Israeli raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank.

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Bryan hangs on to Puntacana lead with last hole birdie

Bryan hangs on to Puntacana lead with last hole birdie

Wesley Bryan birdied the 18th hole to lead by a shot from Kevin Tway after the third round at the PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship on Saturday.

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