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Defending Wyndham champ Glover chasing PGA playoffs again

Defending Wyndham champ Glover chasing PGA playoffs again

Defending champion Lucas Glover enters this week's PGA Wyndham Championship fighting to reach the season-ending playoffs -- just as he was before a shock win last year.

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Taylor Swift's Vienna shows cancelled after IS sympathiser arrest

Taylor Swift's Vienna shows cancelled after IS sympathiser arrest

The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.

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Family of France's 'Mr Titanic' sues OceanGate submersible operator

Family of France's 'Mr Titanic' sues OceanGate submersible operator

The family of French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the operator of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic last year, killing him and four other people.

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Australian hockey Olympian arrested over suspected cocaine purchase

Australian hockey Olympian arrested over suspected cocaine purchase

French police arrested Australian Olympic field hockey player Tom Craig on suspicion of buying cocaine from a drug dealer in central Paris, police and prosecutors said Wednesday.

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All-action boxer Khyzhniak wins Ukraine's third gold of Paris Olympics

All-action boxer Khyzhniak wins Ukraine's third gold of Paris Olympics

Ukraine won their third gold of the Paris Games on Wednesday when Oleksandr Khyzhniak blitzed to victory in the men's 80kg boxing final at Roland Garros for the second Olympic medal of his career.

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Lin moves into Olympic gold medal fight, Halls lands 400m track title

Lin moves into Olympic gold medal fight, Halls lands 400m track title

One of the two boxers who have sparked a gender eligibility row won again at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to ensure she has a shot at a gold medal.

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Anti-racism, pro-Palestinian protesters unite at London rally

Anti-racism, pro-Palestinian protesters unite at London rally

As the advertised evening meet-up time for a rumoured far-right rally approached in northeast London, a crowd of several thousand anti-racism and pro-Palestinian protesters let out a cheer and clapped.

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Olympic discus champion Stona unsure over sporting future

Olympic discus champion Stona unsure over sporting future

Jamaican's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona said he was unsure whether to pursue a career in American football despite coming out on top in a thrilling battle at the Paris Games on Wednesday.

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Jazz sign Finland's Markkanen to five-year NBA extension

Jazz sign Finland's Markkanen to five-year NBA extension

Lauri Markkanen, a 2023 NBA All-Star forward, has signed a five-year contract extension with the Utah Jazz, the club revealed on Wednesday.

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Biden, Harris warn of Trump threat to democracy as election looms

Biden, Harris warn of Trump threat to democracy as election looms

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is "not confident" Donald Trump would concede peacefully if he loses the US election, as the Republican's rival Kamala Harris warned a Trump victory would usher in a lawless administration set on curtailing Americans' freedoms.

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