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DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — The ACT Brumbies turned in an improved second-half performance to beat the Dunedin-based Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday for the third win of the season by an Australian team over a New Zealand opponent. The Brumbies trailed 11-7 after a frenetic first half but took the lead for the first time in …

SINGAPORE (AP) — Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of of her final three holes Thursday for a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over three players that included fellow American Lilia Vu at the LPGA tournament in Singapore. Also tied for second with Vu at the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club were Linn Grant and Esther Henseleit. …

MONACO (AP) — The 2027 track and field world championships have been awarded to Beijing. The World Athletics Council reached the decision Wednesday to bring the meet back to China after the country hosted the event in 2015. The decision comes on the heels of the Italian track federation announcing earlier in the day that it withdrew its candidacy to …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Peshawar Zalmi rode Babar Azam’s century and leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob’s four-wicket over to beat Islamabad United by eight runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Babar smashed 111 not out off 63 balls with 14 fours and two sixes and anchored Peshawar to 201-5. Islamabad was on course to upstage Babar’s masterful 11th Twenty20 century …

WHANGAREI, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji rugby’s long season of success came to a sudden end Saturday when the Fijian Drua were beaten 34-10 by the Auckland-based Blues in the first round of Super Rugby Pacific. Fans of Fiji have had much to celebrate over the past nine months as the Drua reached the Super Rugby quarterfinals for the first …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Quetta Gladiators overcame a late batting collapse to beat Islamabad United by three wickets Thursday for their third straight win in the Pakistan Super League. Quetta dismantled two-time champion Islamabad’s batting power-house through spinners and restricted it to this season’s lowest total of 138-9. Islamabad pushed for an unlikely win when it grabbed three late wickets …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand fullback Will Jordan will miss all of Super Rugby Pacific and mid-year tests against England and Fiji because of a shoulder injury. Jordan’s Super Rugby club the Crusaders announced on Tuesday that Jordan shortly will undergo surgery for a long-standing injury. “Will Jordan has recently been under conservative management due to a pre-existing …

HONG KONG (AP) — An Argentina soccer friendly in China next month was canceled on Friday in more fallout from Lionel Messi failing to play in a club exhibition match in Hong Kong. World Cup champion Argentina, captained by Messi, last month scheduled a tour of China during the international break from March 18-26. Games were lined up against Nigeria …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board elected a chairman for the first time in 14 months and gave the job to a politician from Punjab on Tuesday. Mohsin Naqvi received a three-year term from all 10 governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board. “I am deeply honored and humbled to have been unanimously elected as the chairman,” Naqvi said in …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Rachin Ravindra finally caught up with his reputation on Monday, scoring 240 before New Zealand was all out for 511 on the second day of the first cricket test against South Africa. South Africa was in trouble at 80-4 at stumps, trailing by 431 runs. Kyle Jamieson took two wickets within three balls in …