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The Auckland Tuatara have been beaten in their four game away series with the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League.

The Tuatara lost game four, 5-4 after holding a 4-1 advantage late in the game.

This sees the Tuatara drop to a 1-win 7-loss record for the season.



World number four golfer Dustin Johnson's decided to skip next week's Hero World Challenge, with his eyes on the bigger picture.

Johnson hasn't played since having left knee surgery in early September will miss the Bahamas tournament so he can be fit for the United States' Presidents Cup tilt at Royal Melbourne.

Johnson says while the cartilage in his knee was fully healed, he felt he'd be better off spending the week practising rather than playing.



Rain ended day three of the second cricket test between New Zealand and England prematurely.

England are 269 for five in their first innings after the Black Caps scored 375 in their innings.



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