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Eddie Jordan remembered as 'heart and soul of party' as Aston pay tribute

Eddie Jordan remembered as 'heart and soul of party' as Aston pay tribute

Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Friday paid a fond personal tribute to Eddie Jordan, saying the late former Formula One team owner had been "the heart and soul of any party".

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Nawaz smacks record-breaking maiden ton as Pakistan win 3rd NZ T20

Nawaz smacks record-breaking maiden ton as Pakistan win 3rd NZ T20

Opener Hasan Nawaz struck a record-breaking maiden century Friday as Pakistan crushed New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 to keep the series alive.

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'Gobsmacked' Hamilton smashes Shanghai lap record for first Ferrari pole

'Gobsmacked' Hamilton smashes Shanghai lap record for first Ferrari pole

A "gobsmacked" Lewis Hamilton obliterated the Shanghai lap record to take a stunning pole position on Friday for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint in only his second race weekend with Ferrari.

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Massive disruption after power outage shuts London's Heathrow airport

Massive disruption after power outage shuts London's Heathrow airport

Britain's Heathrow airport -- Europe's busiest -- shut down early on Friday after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling hub, causing disruption worldwide to hundreds of flights and thousands of travellers.

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Wood hits hat-trick as rampant New Zealand move to brink of World Cup

Wood hits hat-trick as rampant New Zealand move to brink of World Cup

Chris Wood scored a hat-trick of headers as New Zealand moved to within one win of the World Cup with a 7-0 demolition of Fiji on Friday.

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Ferrari's Hamilton takes stunning pole for Chinese GP sprint

Ferrari's Hamilton takes stunning pole for Chinese GP sprint

Lewis Hamilton broke the Shanghai lap record to take a stunning pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race as Ferrari bounced back from a torrid season-opener in style on Friday.

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Markets skid into weekend as trade fears cast a pall

Markets skid into weekend as trade fears cast a pall

Equity markets limped into the weekend on Friday following a tepid lead from Wall Street as the optimism stoked by a dovish US Federal Reserve meeting gave way to long-running fears about Donald Trump's tariff agenda.

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Mosquito-borne chikungunya kills two in France's La Reunion

Mosquito-borne chikungunya kills two in France's La Reunion

A disabling mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, local authorities said Friday.

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Chapman blasts New Zealand to 204 in third Pakistan T20

Chapman blasts New Zealand to 204 in third Pakistan T20

Mark Chapman struck a blistering 94 Friday as New Zealand scored 204 in the third Twenty20 against Pakistan and moved into a strong position to clinch the five-match series.

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Wood hat-trick as rampant New Zealand move to brink of World Cup

Wood hat-trick as rampant New Zealand move to brink of World Cup

Chris Wood scored a hat-trick of headers as New Zealand moved to within one win of the World Cup with a 7-0 demolition of Fiji on Friday.

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