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Mexico's 'super peso' creates both winners and losers

Mexico's 'super peso' creates both winners and losers

Rosario Crisostomo thought she had been cheated when she counted the money sent by her son from the United States. But there was no scam, only a Mexican currency going from strength to strength.

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Cash boost makes Sydney's The Everest world's second-richest horse race

Cash boost makes Sydney's The Everest world's second-richest horse race

Sydney's racing flagship The Everest boosted its prize money Sunday to Aus$20 million (US$13.4 million), becoming the world's second-richest thoroughbred race behind only the Saudi Cup.

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Miami misery continues while DC, Red Bulls win in MLS

Miami misery continues while DC, Red Bulls win in MLS

Inter Miami's miserable run of form continued ahead of Lionel Messi's impending arrival with a 4-1 loss at Philadelphia while there were wins for DC United and the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

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Unbeaten Martinez stops Bornea to keep junior bantamweight title

Unbeaten Martinez stops Bornea to keep junior bantamweight title

Argentina's Fernando Martinez retained his IBF world junior bantamweight title on Saturday with an 11th-round stoppage of Filipino challenger Jade Bornea in a battle of unbeatens at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Huge crowds circle Kaaba as hajj begins in Saudi heat

Huge crowds circle Kaaba as hajj begins in Saudi heat

Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years began in the heat of the Saudi summer.

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'All the same': Guatemalans go to the polls with little hope

'All the same': Guatemalans go to the polls with little hope

Guatemalans vote Sunday for a president that some hope, but few expect, will finally solve the problems of crushing poverty, violence and corruption in the Central American country.

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Hooper and Slipper to co-captain Wallabies at World Cup

Hooper and Slipper to co-captain Wallabies at World Cup

Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain Australia at the Rugby Championship and World Cup this year, with coach Eddie Jones Sunday saying they "embody what it means to be a Wallaby".

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Greece votes with conservative premier favourite to win

Greece votes with conservative premier favourite to win

Greek voters head to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary majority to form a "stable government".

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Bradley leads Reavie by one at Travelers Championship

Bradley leads Reavie by one at Travelers Championship

Keegan Bradley fired six birdies in a six-under par 64 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over former winner Chez Reavie heading into the final round of the US PGA Tour Travelers Championship.

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Ireland's Maguire clings to lead at Women's PGA Championship

Ireland's Maguire clings to lead at Women's PGA Championship

Ireland's Leona Maguire closed with a birdie to grab a one-stroke lead over South Korea's Jenny Shin after Saturday's third round of the Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol.

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