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Returning Hazlewood 'in good place' ahead of critical fortnight

Returning Hazlewood 'in good place' ahead of critical fortnight

Australia's Josh Hazlewood said it was perfect preparation for the World Test Championship final after delivering a match-winning performance on his return to the IPL.

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Paramilitaries claim capture of key Sudan towns

Paramilitaries claim capture of key Sudan towns

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.

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Wily Inter aim to stop PSG juggernaut in Champions League final

Wily Inter aim to stop PSG juggernaut in Champions League final

Favourites Paris Saint-Germain have their sights fixed on finally winning the Champions League trophy but a rugged and battle-hardened Inter Milan side stand in their way in Saturday's final in Munich.

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Wallaby Samu relishing post-Top 14 reunion with 'awesome' Pollock

Wallaby Samu relishing post-Top 14 reunion with 'awesome' Pollock

Bordeaux-Begles' Australia No 8 Pete Samu said he hopes to face Northampton's "awesome" Henry Pollock again this summer during the British and Irish Lions tour, but only after he ends his time with the French Top 14 club.

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Reigning champions Alcaraz, Swiatek eyeing French Open second week

Reigning champions Alcaraz, Swiatek eyeing French Open second week

Carlos Alcaraz bids to book his place in the French Open last 16 on Friday, with defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka also in third-round action at Roland Garros.

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US regulator drops lawsuit against Binance

US regulator drops lawsuit against Binance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday dropped its civil lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its majority shareholder, Changpeng Zhao.

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Airline chiefs meet in India amid turbulence of Trump

Airline chiefs meet in India amid turbulence of Trump

Airline bosses meet from Sunday in New Delhi at their annual industry conference, battling to mitigate the impact of Donald Trump's policies that have hit travel to the United States and potentially raised costs for aviation.

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New metro cuts through Saudi social divisions

New metro cuts through Saudi social divisions

For decades, civil servant Zayed al-Ghamdi's social circles in Saudi Arabia were more than predictable, bound by routine and kinship in a country where societal divisions have rarely been challenged. Then came the metro.

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After Trump, Shinzo Abe's widow meets Putin

After Trump, Shinzo Abe's widow meets Putin

Russian leader Vladimir Putin hosted the widow of assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said, five months after then US president-elect Donald Trump welcomed her at Mar-a-Lago.

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New president, new hopes for calm at South Korean village near DMZ

New president, new hopes for calm at South Korean village near DMZ

Their village is just a stone's throw from North Korea. So whatever their political leanings, Tongilchon residents all want one thing: a South Korean president who doesn't stoke tensions with Pyongyang.

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