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Sport24 takes a look at the six South Africans, who will be competing in golf’s final Major the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

The 84th Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club from Thursday.15-time major champion Tiger Woods will look to defend his title at a behind-closed-doors Masters.Sport24 takes a look at the six South Africans who will be competing in golf's final Major of the year. The 84th Masters Tournament gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on Thursday. This year's Masters will be played outside of April for the first time after the pandemic saw the tournament rescheduled from its traditional April slot. It will be the last Major Championship of the year with defending champion Tiger Woods looking to secure a sixth green jacket. There will be SIX South Africans in the 92-man field with Charl Schwartzel the only competing South African to win the green jacket (

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The region’s leaders are preparing for life after Trump.

The reactions across the Middle East to Joe Bidens victory revealed the strategic calculations of leaders in the region heading into a post-Trump era. Driving the news: Some leaders quickly congratulated Biden while others hesitated. Some were restrained in their statements, while others couldnt hide their joy at President Trumps defeat. The first Arab leader to congratulate Biden, minutes after CNN called the race, was Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Egypt is one of America's primary allies in the region and is perceived as the leader of the Arab world. Sisi, who also quickly congratulated Trump in 2016, was signaling that he wants to keep it that way.Trump's lauding of Sisi as "my favorite dictator was a sharp break from Barack Obama, who responded coolly after Sisi seized po

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Crowds claim agreement with Azerbaijan to withdraw is a betrayal after six weeks of fierce fighting over disputed enclave

Protesters have stormed government buildings in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, as anger erupted against a contentious peace deal to end the war with Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Hundreds of people took to the streets soon after Armernias prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, announced the painful deal early on Tuesday. Windows were smashed and broken glass littered the lobby of Pashinyans official residence. Protesters ripped his nameplate off his office door as others chanted Nikol has betrayed us. Police officers looked on as demonstrators including some army veterans wearing military fatigues filled the ornate, wood-panelled offices, shouting and delivering furious speeches. Q&A Show Hide Early on Sunday 27 September, Armenia announced it was declaring ...

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To mark their freedom, people flocked to bars and restaurants in Cardiff yesterday evening, braving the rain to mix and meet with friends after two weeks apart.

Welsh revellers hit the town last night after the Principality's two-week 'firebreak' coronavirus lockdown came to an end.  The restrictions were finally lifted after the government imposed the strict shutdown last month against a backdrop of rocketing Covid-19 cases.  Now, Covid-19 case rates have fallen in almost every part of Wales, with the biggest drops seen in Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot and Torfaen - though it is unclear if the 'firebreak' is responsible. To mark their freedom, people flocked to bars and restaurants in Cardiff yesterday evening, braving the rain to mix and meet with friends after two weeks apart.  It comes as England went into its own two-week lockdown to battle a surge in coronavirus cases all over the country.  As part of their freedom, four people grou...

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It comes after six weeks of fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians in the disputed enclave.

image captionIt comes after six weeks of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists in the disputed region Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have signed an agreement to end military conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The peace deal takes effect on Tuesday from 01:00 local time (21:00 GMT Monday). It comes after six weeks of fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians. The region is internationally recognised as Azerbaijani, but has been run by ethnic Armenians since 1994. Since fighting began, a number of ceasefire agreements brokered during the conflict have all failed. The Armenians have steadily lost territory and over the weekend Azeri forces took over the region's second largest town Shusha. Azerbaijan has also admitted to mistakenly shooting d...

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Attorney General William Barr has authorized the Department of Justice to investigate any&nb…

Attorney General William BarrBill BarrBarr authorizes Justice to probe any 'substantial allegations' of voter fraudEmails show Park Police reliance on pepper balls, outside police forces during Lafayette protestsNevada Republican Party sends criminal referral to DOJ alleging thousands of cases of voter fraudMORE has authorized the Department of Justice to investigate any "substantial allegations" of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Barr wrote that investigations may be conducted if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State. Barr also said in his memo that "nothing here should be taken as any indication that the Department has concluded that voting irregularities h...

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Today’s top news: Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough sparks global stocks rally. Portugal imposes curfews in effort to curb coronavirus infections. Daily coronavirus tallies retreat in several states.

Peter Wells in New York Texas reported its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in two weeks on Monday, but is shrinking the gap with California to rank as the US state with the highest overall number of Covid-19 cases. A further 3,816 people tested positive over the past 24 hours, the health department revealed, down from 5,404 on Sunday and compared with 4,763 on Monday last week. It was the smallest single-day increase since October 25, but comes after cases topped 8,300 on Thursday, which was the biggest one-day jump in nearly three months. Authorities have for months been adding older cases from backlogs of tests at commercial laboratories to the statewide tally, although these are excluded from the daily count. More than 550 historical cases were revealed today by ...

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Tyson Fury believes Deontay Wilder has ‘lost his marbles’ as the Bronze Bomber continues to claim a conspiracy was behind his heavyweight defeat to the Gypsy King in February. American Wilder lost his titles to Fury as he was dominated in the Las Vegas rematch, being knocked down twice before his corner threw in the towel in the seventh round. Wilder has once again been making excuses for his defeat by Fury Rather than taking the defeat gracefully, Wilder has spent the eight months since losing crying foul and making various excuses as to why Fury beat him in their rematch after a draw in the first bout. Immediately after the fight he blamed the costume he wore for his ring walk – claiming it was too heavy and caused him to fatigue – while a bicep injury suffered during the bout was la...

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Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles launch on November 10th. Whether you’re buying one for launch day, or soon after, here are the accessories you’ll need, including controllers and storage options.

Stock up, whether youre getting your console on or after launch day If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The Xbox Series X and Series S consoles launch on Tuesday, November 10th. Whether you were able to secure one in time for launch day, or if you plan to get one soon, you might want some fresh accessories to snag with your big purchase. First up, controllers. You probably already know that Microsofts Xbox One wireless controller is also compatible with the new Series X / S consoles, which is great. However, the older controller model lacks a few features that might make the newer one a worthy upgrade for you. For instance, the revised controller has a dedicated share button for saving clips and screenshots and sharing them ...

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