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South Africa fields against West Indies in heavyweight clash at T20 World Cup

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AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — South Africa chose to field first against the West Indies in a heavyweight Super Eights clash at the T20 World Cup on Thursday. One of them will lose for the first time in six matches at the tournament. Ahmedabad’s red-soil pitch is expected to give some extra bounce to fast bowlers but both sides are packed with explosive hitters. South Africa named the same squad that trounced co-host India on Sunday. With plenty of left-handers in the Proteas batting lineup, West In...

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No 1 Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore led by Kim

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Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes. Thitikul won last week’s tournament in her native Thailand and is among nine out of the top 10 players entered in the Singapore LPGA stop on the Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong course. American Auston Kim birdied two of her final three holes for a 66 and a one-stroke lead over China's Yan Liu.

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