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Bradman 'baggy green' cap won during 1946-47 Ashes sells for $287,000
Bradman 'baggy green' cap won during 1946-47 Ashes sells for $287,000

A "baggy green" Test cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman has been bought for Aus$438,550 (US$287,000) by the country's National Museum, which called it an iconic slice of history.

August 30, 2025

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Indonesia protest blaze kills 3 as anger erupts over driver death
Indonesia protest blaze kills 3 as anger erupts over driver death

At least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia's Makassar city, a local official told AFP Saturday, after demonstrations across the country following the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle.

August 30, 2025

Alcaraz, Djokovic into US Open last 16 as Sabalenka avenges defeat
Alcaraz, Djokovic into US Open last 16 as Sabalenka avenges defeat

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic edged closer to a semi-final showdown at the US Open on Friday as Aryna Sabalenka avenged the memory of a bitter defeat to power into the last 16.

August 30, 2025

Djokovic overcomes Norrie to make US Open last 16
Djokovic overcomes Norrie to make US Open last 16

Novak Djokovic beat Britain's Cameron Norrie in four sets on Friday to became the oldest man to reach the US Open last 16 since Jimmy Connors in 1991.

August 30, 2025

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Chinese rookie Wang grabs LPGA lead at storm-hit TPC Boston
Chinese rookie Wang grabs LPGA lead at storm-hit TPC Boston

Chinese rookie Miranda Wang birdied the last three holes to seize a two-stroke lead when darkness halted Friday's storm-hit second round of the LPGA FM Championship at TPC Boston.

August 29, 2025

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Tiafoe bounced out in US Open third round
Tiafoe bounced out in US Open third round

Frances Tiafoe, a US Open semi-finalist twice in the past three years, crashed out in straight sets to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round on Friday.

August 29, 2025