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Jamieson retains Abu Dhabi lead as McIlroy sweats over cut

Jamieson retains Abu Dhabi lead as McIlroy sweats over cut

Scott Jamieson clung on to his one-shot lead in gusty conditions at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday as Rory McIlroy needed a birdie on the final hole to avoid missing the projected cut.

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Nadal feared he would never play again after foot injury

Nadal feared he would never play again after foot injury

Rafael Nadal said on Friday that his foot injury last year was so bad he thought he might never play tennis again.

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Intel to spend $20 bn on US chip plants amid shortage

Intel to spend $20 bn on US chip plants amid shortage

US semiconductor giant Intel on Friday announced a $20 billion investment to build two new semiconductor plants in Ohio, as a global chip shortage fans the inflation wave weighing on Joe Biden's presidency.

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World cycling eases Covid-19 protocols for 2022 season

World cycling eases Covid-19 protocols for 2022 season

World cycling's governing body UCI announced on Friday an easing of Covid-19 health protocols for the 2022 season because of the good vaccination coverage of the peloton and team monitoring.

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Vandersay stars as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to clinch ODIs 2-1

Vandersay stars as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to clinch ODIs 2-1

Sri Lankan spinner Jeffrey Vandersay returned figures of 4-10 to lead Zimbabwe's 184-run rout in the third one-day international as the hosts clinched the series 2-1 on Friday.

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Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance minister

Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance minister

Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country's Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet.

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Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on Friday, the junta said in a statement.

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IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation

IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation

The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of an IS resurgence.

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Lindelof given time off by Man Utd after break-in at home

Lindelof given time off by Man Utd after break-in at home

Manchester United's Victor Lindelof will miss Saturday's match against West Ham after his wife and children were forced to hide during a "traumatic" break-in at their home while he was playing in midweek.

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'Show some respect': Olympic champ lashes Melbourne crowd

'Show some respect': Olympic champ lashes Melbourne crowd

Rowdy behaviour at the Australian Open came under scrutiny for a second day running Friday and again it involved Nick Kyrgios, with an Olympic champion saying the crowd lacked "respect".

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