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Aug 19 (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia's bid to end his four year PGA Tour title drought at the Wyndham Championship was interrupted by thunderstorms and rain in North Carolina on Sunday, the Spaniard one of a number of players forced to return on Monday to complete their final round. Garcia holds a one-shot lead after playing just four holes of the final round, sitting at … [Read more...] about Golf-Garcia made to wait until Monday as weather hits Wyndham

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australia captain David Pocock is a doubt for next week's Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand after injuring his knee in a 27-19 loss to the same opponents on Saturday. The openside flanker will go for a scan on Sunday to assess the damage and Wallabies coach Robbie Deans was coy about his prized poacher's availability for the match in … [Read more...] about Rugby-Wallabies captain Pocock a doubt for return All Black test

* Turf war for members was backdrop to Lonmin mine killings * Worker demands show popular anger over poverty, services * Platinum sector struggles with soaring costs, weak demand * Fears violence and unrest could spread to other mines By Ed Stoddard LYDENBURG, South Africa, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's platinum promise of prosperity has turned into … [Read more...] about INSIGHT-Workers to warriors: union war batters S.Africa mines

Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's platinum sector is battling hostile headwinds that include soaring costs, a depressed price and a surge in union militancy that saw 34 striking Lonmin shot dead by police on Thursday. Following are some facts about platinum producers in South Africa, which sits on about 80 percent of the world's known reserves. ANGLO AMERICAN … [Read more...] about FACTBOX-S.Africa’s embattled platinum sector

By Richard Sydenham LONDON Aug 19 (Reuters) - England's hopes of clinching a series-levelling win in the third test were receding on the fourth morning as South Africa extended their lead to 210 runs at lunch on Sunday, with AB de Villiers crucially dropped before he had reached double figures. The Proteas were 216 for four at Lord's with the ever-reliable Hashim Amla … [Read more...] about Cricket-England’s hopes of levelling series fade