Golf great Watson tells rival tour players to push for unity
Eight-time major winner Tom Watson said Thursday he made an emotional appeal for unity among golf's rival factions at the Masters' Champions Dinner, telling players they needed to re-unite.
Read moreEquities struggle despite ECB rate signal as data disappoints
Wall Street stocks were mixed Thursday as data showed further inflationary pressures in the United States, while a signal by the ECB of a likely interest rate cut in June failed to pull eurozone stocks into the green.
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Namibian sprinter Mboma to launch comeback in Kenya
Namibian Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma will launch her track comeback at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya on April 20 after a 20-month absence, organisers said Thursday.
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Australia's Smith signs with Major League Cricket's Freedom
Australian batsman Steve Smith said Thursday he has signed to play for Major League Cricket's Washington Freedom when the US T20 series begins its second season in July.
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Sir Gino brings winning smile back to Henderson's face
Nicky Henderson glimpsed "light at the end of the tunnel" as after drawing a blank at the Cheltenham Festival for the first time in 16 years the English trainer's Sir Gino won on the opening day of the Grand National meeting on Thursday.
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Japan PM asks US to overcome 'self-doubt'
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday called on Americans to overcome their "self-doubt" as he offered a paean to US global leadership before a bitterly divided Congress.
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TV pundit axed for 'classist' comment about Barca starlet Yamal
Former Atletico Madrid assistant manager and pundit German Burgos was sacked by his television network Thursday after an offensive comment aimed at Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal.
Read more'Robust' US has helped improve global economic outlook: IMF chief
Strong growth in the United States has helped to lift the outlook for the world economy, but more needs to be done to stem a slide in productivity, the head of the IMF said Thursday.
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O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of murder, dead at 76
O.J. Simpson, the NFL Hall of Famer whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called "trial of the century" for the brutal murders of his ex-wife and a male friend gripped the world, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 76.
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Djokovic into Monte Carlo quarters as Medvedev rages in defeat
Novak Djokovic avenged last year's Monte Carlo Masters defeat by Lorenzo Musetti to reach the quarter-finals Thursday, while Daniil Medvedev launched into an angry tirade during his defeat.
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