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00:00Good day! Welcome to the Golf News Update for Sunday, May the 3rd. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. Boxing fans in the Philippines groaned in bitter disappointment today as
00:14national hero Manny Pacquiao lost to American rival Floyd Mayweather in the fight of the
00:19century in Las Vegas. Mayweather earned a unanimous decision over Pacquiao and took
00:23his record to 48-0 with his win in the eagerly anticipated welterweight clash. Pacquiao said
00:29after the fight that a right shoulder injury prevented him from fighting at his best.
00:34Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Daesh militants west of
00:38Mosul. A statement from the Yazidi Progress Party said 300 captives were killed on Friday
00:43in the Tal Afar district near the city. Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Najafi described the
00:48reported deaths as horrific and barbaric.
00:52From Prince Charles to the bettors at the corner store, everyone in Britain was hoping
00:55for a girl. The Duchess of Cambridge delighted her nation and royal enthusiasts around the
01:00world on Saturday by delivering one such princess. The baby, Prince William and Kate's second
01:05child, is the fourth in line to the throne and the fifth great-grandchild of 89-year-old
01:09Queen Elizabeth II. Britain hasn't welcomed a princess born this high up the line of succession
01:15for decades, but it may be a day or two before the world knows what to call her.
01:20It says something about David Beckham's continued global appeal that a 40th birthday picture
01:24on Facebook attracted more than 650,000 likes. Beckham shares a birthday with Catherine the
01:29Great of Russia, and his birthday party on Saturday night would not have disappointed
01:33her taste for ostentation. The former footballer hired the Amangina Resort outside Marrakesh
01:39to mark the occasion. Those in attendance included James Corden, Elizabeth Hurley, Tom
01:44Cruz, Eva Longoria, and Gordon Ramsay.
01:47And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:52to 28 degrees at night.
01:54That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
01:58at Gulfnews.com.