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Leading second-round scores from the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic on Friday (par 72; GBR & IRL unless stated):

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Scores from the European Tour Hero Dubai Desert Classic on Friday5Ross Fisher (England)713Jorge Campillo (Spain)75Matthias Schwab (Austria)722Yuto Katsuragawa (Japan)703Darius Van Driel (Netherlands)7

Rory McIlroy will be bidding to make more history in the UAE this weekend when he tees it up at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club from Thursday. Defending champ McIlroy will become the first player to win the tournament three times in a row if he retains the Dallah Trophy this weekend.