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Brook guides England to 325 against West Indies in 1st ODI

Brook guides England to 325 against West Indies in 1st ODI

Harry Brook top-scored with 71 but it was rampaging assaults at the top and tail of the 50 overs which lifted England to a competitive 325 all out in the opening one-day international of a three-match series against the West Indies in Antigua on Sunday.

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Nerveless Arshdeep sees India edge Australia to win T20 series 4-1

Nerveless Arshdeep sees India edge Australia to win T20 series 4-1

Shreyas Iyer smashed 53 and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh kept calm in a tense final over as India edged Australia by six runs to seal the Twenty20 series 4-1 on Sunday.

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Chaos in south Gaza hospitals after new Israeli strikes

Chaos in south Gaza hospitals after new Israeli strikes

Patients lie on cold, bloodstained floors in hospitals filled to overflowing. Some scream in pain, but others lie silently, deathly white, too weak even to cry out.

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Liverpool hit late double to preserve Premier League home record

Liverpool hit late double to preserve Premier League home record

Liverpool produced a sensational finish to beat Fulham in a seven-goal thriller on Sunday as high-flying Aston Villa battled back to draw against Bournemouth on a dramatic afternoon in the Premier League.

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East African regional force starts withdrawing from DRC

East African regional force starts withdrawing from DRC

The East African Community regional force began its withdrawal from the strife-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate.

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Australia limit India to 160-8 in 5th T20

Australia limit India to 160-8 in 5th T20

Fast bowlers Jason Behrendorff and Ben Dwarshuis took two wickets each as Australia kept India down to 160-8 in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday.

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Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich region in dispute with Guyana

Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich region in dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans began voting Sunday in a referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

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Mbappe and Vitinha give 10-men PSG hard fought win at Le Havre

Mbappe and Vitinha give 10-men PSG hard fought win at Le Havre

Paris Saint-Germain ground out a tense 2-0 victory away to Le Havre on Sunday courtesy of strikes by Kylian Mbappe and Vitinha, after 'keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saw red early on.

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PSV Eindhoven extend run with top-of-the-table win

PSV Eindhoven extend run with top-of-the-table win

PSV Eindhoven extended their lead at the top of the Dutch first division Sunday with a 2-1 win over nearest rivals Feyenoord that also maintained a run of 14 wins from 14.

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Venezuela holds referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana

Venezuela holds referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans began voting Sunday in a referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

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