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Tiger Woods and son Charlie share halfway lead in family event

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share halfway lead in family event

Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie combined for a 13-under par 59 to share the lead after Saturday's first round of the PNC Championship parent-child golf event.

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Bath stay out in front in Premiership as Bristol secure record win

Bath stay out in front in Premiership as Bristol secure record win

Bath overwhelmed Newcastle 40-15 to remain top of the English Premiership table on points difference on Saturday as Bristol stayed hot on their heels with eight tries during a record-breaking win against Leicester.

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Mahomes shines as NFL-best Chiefs beat Texans to reach 14-1

Mahomes shines as NFL-best Chiefs beat Texans to reach 14-1

Patrick Mahomes threw for one touchdown and ran for another as the Kansas City Chiefs improved to an NFL-best 14-1 by defeating Houston 27-19 on Saturday.

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Suspect in deadly Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

Suspect in deadly Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

The Saudi suspect in Germany's deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market held strongly anti-Islam views and was angry with Germany's migrant and asylum policy, officials said Saturday.

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MLB legend Henderson, career stolen base leader, dead at 65

MLB legend Henderson, career stolen base leader, dead at 65

Rickey Henderson, Major League Baseball's career stolen base leader, has died at age 65, according to multiple reports on Saturday.

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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025.

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Villa heap pain on slumping Man City as Arsenal sparkle

Villa heap pain on slumping Man City as Arsenal sparkle

Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Arsenal dismantled Crystal Palace 5-1 to reignite their Premier League title charge.

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Laboured Napoli take top spot in Serie A

Laboured Napoli take top spot in Serie A

Napoli moved to the top of Serie A on Saturday with a laboured 2-1 win over Genoa, the team's fourth victory in their last five outings.

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Schick hits four as Leverkusen close gap to Bayern on sombre weekend

Schick hits four as Leverkusen close gap to Bayern on sombre weekend

Bayer Leverkusen closed the gap on Bayern Munich at the top of the German Bundesliga to four points after Patrik Schick scored four in a 5-1 victory over Freiburg on Saturday.

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Calls for more safety measures after Croatia school stabbings

Calls for more safety measures after Croatia school stabbings

Teachers and parents on Saturday condemned the lack of security at schools in Croatia, a day after a stabbing spree in the Croatian capital Zagreb in which a seven-year-old was killed and four others wounded.

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