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Sakib Hussain: IPL quick whose mum sold her jewellery to fund cricket dream
Sakib Hussain's father is a labourer from India's poorest state and his mother sold her jewellery to buy him bowling boots.
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French court rules to extradite Russian who owned Portsmouth football club
A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.
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Arteta hopes League Cup loss will 'fuel' Arsenal season run-in
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been urging his players to use their League Cup final defeat as "fuel" for the remainder of the season as they chase down a domestic Premier League and FA Cup double as well as the Champions League.
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Pogacar welcomes Evenepoel challenge in Flanders
World champion Tadej Pogacar is happy that Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel is making his Tour of Flanders debut this weekend.
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Judge dismisses Lively sex harassment claim against Baldoni
A US judge has dismissed sexual harassment claims brought by actor Blake Lively against co-star Justin Baldoni that were at the heart of explosive public row between the two, a court filing showed.
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'Line crossed': Chelsea's Fernandez dropped for two matches
Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss Chelsea's next two matches after he "crossed a line" with comments that cast doubt on his future at Stamford Bridge.
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Liverpool's Alisson to miss Man City, PSG matches, says Slot
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss their FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City and both legs of the Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain, manager Arne Slot said Friday.
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Gattuso resigns as Italy coach after World Cup flop
Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday as the Azzurri failing to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football.
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Kane ruled out of Bayern match with injury, says Kompany
Harry Kane will miss Bayern Munich's Bundesliga match at Freiburg this weekend but should be fit for their Champions League clash with Real Madrid next week, coach Vincent Kompany said Friday.
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Cambodian lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law
Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on Friday targeting criminals involved in the multi-billion-dollar illicit industry.
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Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women's first foreign coach
Nils Nielsen's shock exit as Japan coach after leading them to Women's Asian Cup glory was partly down to communication issues and cultural differences, officials and experts said.
Nature
Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand
After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.
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Thunder crush Lakers as Doncic hurt, Cavs clinch NBA playoff berth
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder embarrassed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 on Thursday in a blowout made more painful by the early exit of injured Lakers star Luka Doncic.
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Irish income scheme throws artists unique lifeline
In a maze of plywood artists' studios built into a Dublin warehouse, author and filmmaker Seanan Kerr stitches together a career that -- until recently -- had little guarantee of stability.
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Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
Every winter, storms wipe out swathes of the picturesque Spanish coast, undoing summer reconstruction work and threatening the foundations of the country's vital tourism industry.
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Dortmund out to end big-game woes against ascendant Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund's 2025-26 Bundesliga campaign is statistically among their best ever, but their hopes of major honours this season have been derailed by a poor record against top sides.
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Napoli and AC Milan face off as Italy licks its World Cup wounds
Napoli and AC Milan will face off on Monday with Serie A leaders Inter Milan in their sights, but the return of domestic football over Easter has been completely overshadowed by the fallout from Italy failing to reach yet another World Cup.
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Barca need Yamal at best without Raphinha for Atletico 'trilogy'
Barcelona winger Raphinha's untimely injury heaps further pressure on teenage star Lamine Yamal ahead of the club's triple-header against Atletico Madrid.
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Ex-Springbok Smith has Glasgow 'flying' with Scotland job on the horizon
Ex-South Africa fly-half Franco Smith's record at Glasgow Warriors has boosted his credentials amid rumours he could be in line for the Scotland head coach job.
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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.
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Yamashita in three-way tie for lead at LPGA Aramco Championship
Reigning Women's British Open champion Miyu Yamashita bounced back from an early bogey to join a three-way tie for the lead on Thursday in the LPGA Aramco Championship.
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Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January
The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
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'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding
"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station.
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Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
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Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid thinks sometimes movies can change history; other times they simply narrate it.
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Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals
Liverpool face a daunting trip to Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Mohamed Salah seeks to end nine spectacular seasons at Anfield on a high.
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Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports
A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.
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In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.
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Colombia's Rodriguez hospitalized with 'severe dehydration'
Colombian soccer captain James Rodriguez was hospitalized for three days with severe dehydration following a friendly match against France, Colombia's soccer federation said Thursday.
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Woods told cops he spoke with 'the President' before arrest: bodycam footage
Tiger Woods told police he was on the phone with "the President" immediately after his car crash in Florida and then expressed surprise when he was arrested, body camera video released Thursday showed.
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Cunningham to miss another week for NBA Pistons
Detroit's Cade Cunningham, who has missed eight NBA games with a collapsed left lung, will miss another week before doctors re-examine him, the Pistons said on Thursday.
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Lyon beat Wolfsburg to reach Women's Champions League semis
Lyon ran riot in extra-time to beat Wolfsburg 4-0 on Thursday to advance to the Women's Champions League semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate.
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Mickelson withdraws from Masters over family matter
Phil Mickelson, a six-time major winner and three-time Masters champion, said Thursday he will not compete in next week's 90th Masters due to a family health issue.
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Blues rugby player retires after terminal cancer diagnosis
Auckland Blues forward Cameron Suafoa announced his retirement from rugby aged 27 on Friday, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis.
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Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge
US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom received final planning approval on Thursday, but construction remains in limbo following a judicial order handed down earlier this week.
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Resilient Pegula reaches WTA Charleston quarters with tiebreak win
Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula fought back to reach the WTA Charleston Open quarter-finals on Thursday, requiring a final-set tiebreak to see off Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).
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Bielle-Biarrey voted best player of Six Nations for second time
France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been voted best player of the Six Nations Championship for the second season running, organisers announced Thursday.
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Veteran QB Cousins to join Raiders: reports
Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is joining the Las Vegas Raiders, where he is expected to team up with likely top NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza, his agent told US media on Thursday.
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Barca crush Real Madrid to reach women's Champions League semis
Barcelona demolished rivals Real Madrid 6-0 on Thursday to progress to the women's Champions League semi-finals 12-2 on aggregate.
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UK police set up national hub to cut illegal knife sales
British police on Thursday launched a new national hub aimed at cracking down on the sale of banned knives and machetes, often to children, on an online "grey market".