sport news Thomas Pieters holds slender halfway lead at the Maybank Championship ...

Thomas Pieters holds slender halfway lead at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia The 2016 Ryder Cup star produced a second-round 69 to move to eight under Nacho Elvira sits in a tie for second alongside Danny Masrin on seven under Four-time major champion Ernie Els was among the large group on six under

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Published: 22:53 GMT, 22 March 2019 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 22 March 2019

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Thomas Pieters will take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Maybank Championship as he bids to end his two-and-a-half-year wait for a regular European Tour title.

The 2016 Ryder Cup star produced a second-round 69 at Saujana Golf and Country Club on Friday to move to eight under par.

And that total was enough to give the Belgian the

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