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Five great upsets at the Cricket World Cup

Five great upsets at the Cricket World Cup

Afghanistan defeated defending champions England by 69 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday in the first big upset of the 2023 tournament.

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Afghanistan defeat champions England in World Cup shock

Afghanistan defeat champions England in World Cup shock

Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest World Cup shocks on Sunday when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi.

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Mujeeb dedicates Afghanistan triumph to quake victims

Mujeeb dedicates Afghanistan triumph to quake victims

Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman on Sunday dedicated his team's stunning Cricket World Cup victory over champions England to the victims of the earthquakes which have rocked his country.

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Afghanistan defeat champions England in seismic World Cup shock

Afghanistan defeat champions England in seismic World Cup shock

Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest World Cup shocks on Sunday when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi.

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Koepka defends LIV Jeddah title in play-off

Koepka defends LIV Jeddah title in play-off

Brooks Koepka defended his LIV Golf Jeddah title on Sunday, beating his American compatriot Talor Gooch in a play-off.

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Man Utd fan Bumrah stunned by 'temple celebration' going viral

Man Utd fan Bumrah stunned by 'temple celebration' going viral

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said he was surprised to see his World Cup "temple point" gesture go viral especially as he's usually "too tired to celebrate".

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Fashion Week hits Kenya's biggest urban slum

Fashion Week hits Kenya's biggest urban slum

Towering models parade down a three-metre (10-foot) high catwalk overlooking the rusting tin roofs of Kibera, the Kenyan capital's biggest urban slum.

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IOC president Bach coy as members call for rule change to extend his term

IOC president Bach coy as members call for rule change to extend his term

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach refused to rule out standing for another term as several members called Sunday for a change of rules that would let him extend his time in office.

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Afghanistan make 284 against England in World Cup

Afghanistan make 284 against England in World Cup

Flamboyant opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a blistering 80 as Afghanistan, buoyed by some lusty late hitting, made 284 against defending champions England in the World Cup on Sunday.

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Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills two

Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills two

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan Sunday, with damaged prisons emptied and residents fleeing a region where tremors have claimed at least 1,000 lives this past week.

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