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Golf-PGA Championship venue Harding Park reopening on Monday

The Harding Park golf course which is scheduled to host the PGA Championship in August will reopen on Monday.




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Golf-Varner has no fears about getting back on the PGA Tour bus

Harold Varner III is getting impatient to play professional golf again, and has no qualms about jumping straight back into the water when the PGA Tour resumes next month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.




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PGA Fedex Cup FedEx Cup Rankings

May 4 (OPTA) - The PGA Fedex Cup Rankings on Mar 8 Rnk Prv Total 1. (2) Sungjae Im (Korea Republic) 1458 2. (1) Justin Thomas (US) 1403 3. (3) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 1179 4. (5) Brendon Todd (US) 1110 5. (4) Webb Simpson (US) 1083 6. (6) Patrick Reed (US) 1077 7. (13) Marc Leishman (Australia) 1059 8. (7) Lanto Griffin (US)




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Golf-McIlroy, Johnson to take part in televised, charity event amid COVID-19 pandemic

Rory McIlroy will team up with Dustin Johnson to take on American duo Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a $3 million charity skins match on May 17 as televised golf returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the PGA Tour said https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/05/04/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-taylormade-driving-relief-live-golf-covid-19-coronavirus-relief-efforts.html on Monday.




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Sport-On this day... May 6

SOCCER - Inter Milan striker Ronaldo rounds Lazio goalkeeper Luca Marchegiani before slotting home into an open net to seal a 3-0 win in the UEFA Cup final.




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Golf-Harrington accidentally unveils Luke Donald as Ryder Cup vice-captain

Europe captain Padraig Harrington let slip that former world number one Luke Donald is one of his vice-captains at this year's Ryder Cup during a live broadcast on Tuesday.




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Golf-2020 World Amateur Team Championships cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

This year's World Amateur Team Championships (WATC), scheduled for October, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Tuesday.




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Sport-Organised sport in Netherlands can resume from Sept. 1

Organised sport will only resume in the Netherlands from Sept. 1, but recreational golf and tennis will be allowed from Monday, Dutch prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday as he announced an easing of COVID-19 lockdown measures.




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Golf-Pandemic leads R&A to break with tradition over captaincy

The COVID-19 pandemic has led the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews to break with tradition and nominate, for only the second time in 266 years, its captain to serve for two successive terms.




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Esports-Man City striker Aguero laces up his boots for virtual F1 race

Sergio Aguero may be scared about returning to action in the Premier League but the Manchester City striker will join Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Barcelona midfielder Arthur Melo on a Formula One esports grid this weekend.




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Golf-Woods, Mickelson, Manning and Brady showdown set for May 24

The coronavirus relief golf match featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will be on May 24 at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, WarnerMedia's Turner Sports said on Thursday.




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports events around the world

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:




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Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin open their lives for candid new series

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together.




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'Twilight' prequel book coming, written from vampire Edward's perspective

Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters' love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen.




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Disney announces new 'Star Wars' theatrical film directed by Taika Waititi

Oscar-winning "Jojo Rabbit" screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new "Star Wars" feature film for theaters, Walt Disney Co said on Monday.




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Rare Bob Dylan lyrics could fetch $19,000 in sale

A 1966 manuscript, on which a young Bob Dylan typed and wrote lyrics for a track on his "Blonde on Blonde" album and another song he later abandoned, went on sale at Sotheby's auction house from Tuesday.




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Locked out of galleries, Londoners find Caravaggio street art

Londoners locked out of galleries can find an alternative art fix on a wall under under some railway arches after street artist Lionel Stanhope painted a Caravaggio classic, updated for the coronavirus age.




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Fox News Media ties-up with Spotify to distribute podcasts

Fox News Media, a unit of Fox Corp, said on Tuesday it has partnered with digital streaming services company Spotify Technology SA to distribute its podcast catalogue featuring more than 20 original series.




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Tom Cruise aims higher with movie shot on space station

Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Tuesday.




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Disney tests reopening strategy at Shanghai Disneyland

Walt Disney Co. will kick off its strategy next week to begin restoring its lucrative parks business that has suffered $1 billion in lost profits from the coronavirus-led shutdown.




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Philippine lawmakers vow to get broadcast giant ABS-CBN back on air

Philippine legislators pushed on Wednesday to get the country's biggest broadcaster back on air, amid widespread shock and dismay over an order by the industry regulator for the station to cease operations after its 25-year licence expired.




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Men's Milan Fashion Week slips to July in digital-only format due to coronavirus

The Men's Milan Fashion Week set for June will be postponed to mid-July and presented in purely digital format with photos and video to avoid the risk of coronavirus contagion, Italy's national fashion chamber said on Wednesday.




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TV stars make UK lockdown dramas with help of family, technology

While most drama productions around world have stopped shooting during the coronavirus pandemic, a team in Britain headed by Oscar nominee Jeff Pope filmed a series of four short stories for television that are already being aired.




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Musicals out, one-man plays in: Broadway gets creative waiting for show to go on

Television can fake it, movie audiences can wear masks, but a live theatre performance like "Romeo and Juliet" needs real actors kissing and fighting rivals in front of real people.




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Steve Carell? Real U.S. Space Force chief wanted Bruce Willis to play him

The real chief of the U.S. Space Force said on Wednesday he had hoped actor Bruce Willis would have played him on the upcoming Netflix show lampooning the military's newest branch of service - instead of comic actor Steve Carell.




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Paris to hold men's fashion week in virtual format July 9-13: statement

Paris will hold a men's fashion week in virtual format from July 9 to July 13 for the Men Spring/Summer collections 2021, organisers said on Wednesday.




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Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk founder and electronic music pioneer, dies at 73

Florian Schneider, co-founder of pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk, which influenced generations of pop and dance musicians with mesmerising tracks such as "Autobahn", has died of cancer aged 73, longtime bandmate Ralf Huetter said.




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Mexican broadcaster Televisa grapples with steamy soaps in social-distancing era

Some of the top creative minds at Mexican broadcaster Televisa are puzzling over an unexpected challenge: crafting their signature soap operas without a single love scene, or even a tender kiss.




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Nigerian comics fight COVID-19 with gags and slapstick slaps

Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.




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Opera star sings Britain's VE Day hits from an empty Albert Hall

Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of "Victory in Europe" Day.




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Bob Dylan announces first album of new music since 2012

Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world's most influential songwriters.




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Roy Horn of Las Vegas magic duo Siegfried and Roy dies of COVID-19: report

Magician Roy Horn, who alongside Siegfried Fischbacher starred in a popular, long-running Las Vegas act built around rare tigers, died on Friday from of complications of COVID-19, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. He was 75.




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Pune woman thinks different, does her bit to help street kids

The idea of starting this centre for help came to Kolape when she along with two others saw 12-year-old Soni begging outside Gyan Prabodhini.




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Pune residents oppose grant of Maharashtra Bhushan award to writer-poet Purandare, file PIL

It is alleged that the book written by him is more of fiction than giving a true picture of the great Maratha warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.




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Pune marks 2nd death anniversary of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar

Dabholkar, one of the torch bearers of the rationalist movement in Maharashtra, was shot dead from a close range in broad daylight by unknown gunmen who are believed to have followed him when he was taking his customary morning walk.




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Vintage car exhibition at Pune mall excites visitors

The collectables belong to Pune-based businessman Subhash Sanas and have been borrowed from the Subhash Sanas' Vintage Car Musuem and kept for display at the mall.




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Youth take to drumming in Pune, prepare to welcome Lord Ganesha

Pune being a crowd puller during the annual Ganpati festival, these young drummers feel that it is the time they can showcase their skills while also worshiping Lord Ganesha through their art.




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Pune based scriptwriter of Marathi movie 'Slambook' talks about his journey

It took four years for Dhalgade to get a project, yet he believes that everyone must follow their passion however tough it seems at the start.




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People for Animals in Pune to set up camps to promote veganism

PFA has been working for issues like cruelty against animals and in the next 10 days, they will make people understand the concept of veganism and how it prevents hurting animals.




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Third edition of Pune International Literary Festival (PILF) kicks off

PILF this year will host at least three to four international guests as speakers also. Hosted at the YASHADA campus in Baner, PILF is the brainchild of Dr Manjiri Prabhu, Pune-based author.




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Pune civic body begins H1N1 vaccination drive for pregnant women

PMC has set up a few camps in various government hospitals for vaccinations against the flu for pregnant women.




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With future at stake, FTII students ran out of options

The decision to resume classes was taken so that the students do not face further disadvantages.




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30% less flowers at Kaas Pathar this year

Kaas pathar, declared as a World Natural Heritage Site, has over 850 varieties of flowers blooming every monsoon.




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Pune air poses health threat to citizens

Mostly caused by emissions from vehicles, PM1 micron particles are the most dangerous of all.




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Six-year-old from Pune can finally hear, thanks to implants

Shreeharsh's father Mahesh borrowed money from his friends to buy the costly cochlear implant machine, worth Rs 6 lakh, for his son.




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Water tax to increase in Pimpri Chinchwad next year

Municipal Commissioner Rajeev Jadhav said that the civic body will be proposing the tax hike in the draft budget for 2016-17.




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Get set to push yourself at Fort Marathon in Sinhagad this Sunday

Sagarmatha Giryarohan Sanstha, a Pune-based non-profit body that promotes adventure sports and trekking, has organised the third edition of Fort Marathon.




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State plans to reconstitute MSRA

Once the authority gets functional, 3 million PAPs will be benefitted




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#INDvAUS: Still the concerned captain? When MS Dhoni went and inspected the Ranchi pitch

The third test will be played at Ranchi. Dhoni had a brief chat with the curator too.




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Pune: Toddler kidnapped, raped and strangled to death

The victim's body was found few few meters away from her residence