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A novice surfer mastered a pro’s move on the first try: He punched a shark on the nose to escape its jaws. The attack Monday afternoon off the Australian coast left Charlie Fry with superficial puncture wounds on his right shoulder and upper arm. A British doctor who arrived in Australia two months ago to work, Fry said Tuesday he had recently watched a video in which Australian professional surfer Mick Fanning described his famous escape from a great white shark during a surfing competition in 2015.

Times boxing writer Lance Pugmire breaks down the WBO welterweight title fight.This wasn't the usual ring walk for Manny Pacquiao. With so much ground to cover inside this $1.2-billion, 100,000-person capacity palace known as Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao came to Texas with a chance to take out his frustrations over the road not taken, the result of a bitter negotiation with fellow superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. that squandered a $25-million guarantee. The target was Ghana's Joshua Clottey, a true welterweight with a chance to stun the boxing world. Clottey emerged from a locker room where African drums and instruments had been...

Two grandmothers have been banned for life by their bingo club after a fight over a “lucky chair” left one of them with a broken nose and two black eyes.Police were called to the Castle Bingo hall in Bridgend, South Wales, after Sandra Fry, 55, struck a rival player Lynn Want, 58, because she had beaten her to the seat.Security staff had to intervene as 500 other players watched in astonishment. Mrs Want, whose nose was broken with a single punch, was treated in hospital. Mrs Fry, who was arrested and cautioned by police, said: “She called me names for...