GLF--PRESIDENTS CUP
MELBOURNE, Australia — The International team takes a three-point lead into Saturday's double session with eight points available at Royal Melbourne. By Doug Ferguson. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 0200 GMT.
SOC—SPAIN-CLASICO SECURITY
BARCELONA, Spain — Police say 3,000 officers and private security workers will be deployed to ensure Wednesday's clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid is not adversely affected by a protest planned by Catalan separatists around and possibly inside Cap Nou. By Joseph Wilson. SENT: 800 words, photos.
CRI—AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND
PERTH, Australia — New Zealand resumes on 109-5, trailing Australia by 307 runs on the third day of the first test. Ross Taylor is 66 not out. Match resumes at 0500 GMT.
SOC—SCHIAVONE-CANCER
ROME — Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone has revealed she's beaten cancer. She had a malign tumor. SENT: 130 words.
SOC—COMMITTED TO KIDS
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United is set to feature an academy graduate in the matchday squad for the 4,000th consecutive game on Sunday. The English Premier League game against Everton at Old Trafford will extend an unbroken sequence that began in 1937. By Rob Harris. SENT: 800 words, photos.
ATH—OBIT-SNELL
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record-holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. Snell was aged 80. Snell is regarded as one of the greatest middle-distance runners. He won the 800 meters at the 1960 Rome Olympics aged 21, and the 800-1,500 double at the 1964 Tokyo Games. SENT: 540 words.
SOC—CHAPECOENSE-NETO
SAO PAULO — One of the six survivors of the air crash that killed almost all of the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense in 2016 announced his playing retirement. By Mauricio Savarese. SENT: 200 words.
CRI—PAKISTAN-SRI LANKA
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — The first test has been ruined by rain. If play resumes on day four, Sri Lanka starts at 282-6. Match resumes at 0440 GMT.
Other stories:
— SOC—SPANISH ROUNDUP — Joselu Mato salvages Alavés 1-1 draw with Leganés. SENT: 170 words.
— SOC—GERMAN ROUNDUP — Augsburg beats Hoffenheim 4-2 away to go 10th. SENT: 120 words.
— SOC—FRENCH ROUNDUP — Sanches stars as third-place Lille beats Montpellier 2-1. By Jerome Pugmire. SENT: 280 words.
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