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Ohtani translator charged with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star

Ohtani translator charged with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star

The former Japanese-language translator for Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud on Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts.

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Peso Pluma: Mexico's 'Spider-Man' scaling global music charts

Peso Pluma: Mexico's 'Spider-Man' scaling global music charts

Fast-rising Mexican music star Peso Pluma identifies with Spider-Man. His critics accuse him of glamorizing drug-trafficking villains.

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Blundell, Foulkes called up for New Zealand T20 tour of Pakistan

Blundell, Foulkes called up for New Zealand T20 tour of Pakistan

Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell and uncapped all-rounder Zak Foulkes have been added as late call-ups for New Zealand's Twenty20 tour of Pakistan, the side announced Friday.

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McIlroy sticks to plan in Masters opening round

McIlroy sticks to plan in Masters opening round

Rory McIlroy vowed to bring discipline, patience and a "boring" approach to his bid to win the one major that has eluded him so far and largely kept to that plan with a one-under 71 in Thursday's first round of the Masters.

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Ohtani translator charted with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star

Ohtani translator charted with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star

The former Japanese-language translator for Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud on Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts.

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Tiger set for 23-hole major walking test at hilly Masters

Tiger set for 23-hole major walking test at hilly Masters

Tiger Woods will have the chance to make Masters history on Friday at Augusta National, if his surgically repaired legs and back can stand the strain of walking 23 holes.

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Peru court sentences killers of Indigenous land defenders

Peru court sentences killers of Indigenous land defenders

A Peruvian court on Thursday imposed near three-decade sentences on five men who were being retried for the murders of four Indigenous Amazon land defenders who had crossed swords with illegal loggers.

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Corach Rambler bids for more National glory, Kitty's Light a fairytale win

Corach Rambler bids for more National glory, Kitty's Light a fairytale win

A reduced field, due to a safety review, of 34 will contest the world's greatest steeplechase The Grand National on Saturday at Aintree racecourse.

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Planes, trains and automobiles take La Rochelle to Leinster Champions Cup re-match

Planes, trains and automobiles take La Rochelle to Leinster Champions Cup re-match

Two-time Champions Cup holders La Rochelle face Leinster in the quarter-finals on Saturday in a re-run of the past two tournament deciders after the French club crossed two continents, used three modes of transport and clocked up more than 21,000km of travel.

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Paris Olympics anti-drone system fails to convince as clock ticks

Paris Olympics anti-drone system fails to convince as clock ticks

Three and a half months before the start of the Paris Olympics, concerns are growing that the anti-drone shield being put in place for the Games is not up to the task of protecting the French capital from a potential attack.

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