Head hits back for Australia after Root's majestic 160
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91.
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UK starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online
New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.
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Kasatkina feels pressure to 'repay Australia' after Russia switch
An emotional Daria Kasatkina says she feels the pressure of delivering success for her new country after playing in Australia for the first time since switching from Russia.
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Suns stun NBA-best Thunder as East-leading Pistons top Cavs
Devin Booker drilled the game-winning three-pointer in the final second as the Phoenix Suns rallied to silence the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 108-105 on Sunday.
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Broncos take top seed as Steelers, Panthers reach NFL playoffs
Denver grabbed an NFL playoff top seed, Carolina backed into a first playoff berth since 2017 and Pittsburgh captured a winner-take-all showdown to reach the post-season on a hectic final Sunday of the campaign.
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Root's majestic 160 powers England to 384 in final Ashes Test
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 before England were dismissed for 384 at tea on day two of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia on Monday.
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Chalamet boosts Oscar bid with Critics Choice Awards win
Timothee Chalamet's Oscars campaign earned a major boost Sunday as he scooped the best actor prize for "Marty Supreme" at the Critics Choice Awards, the first major gala of this year's Hollywood awards season.
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'Tuna King' pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auction
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high.
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Tech firms lead Asian markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster
Asian stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil fluctuated as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Cricket Australia boss hits out at 'archaic' bad light rules
Frustrated Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg vowed Monday to take up "archaic" bad light rules with the sport's governing body after a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was lost.
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