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Shadab Khan: Pakistan's match-winner who brings 'fire and life'

Shadab Khan: Pakistan's match-winner who brings 'fire and life'

No matter what happens when Pakistan face England in Sunday's final at the MCG, Shadab Khan has had a Twenty20 World Cup to remember.

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Tatum out-duels Jokic in Celtics win, Spurs topple Bucks

Tatum out-duels Jokic in Celtics win, Spurs topple Bucks

Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown added 25 as the Boston Celtics cruised to a fifth straight NBA victory on Friday, 131-112 over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

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Son named in South Korea's World Cup squad despite injury

Son named in South Korea's World Cup squad despite injury

Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's squad on Saturday for the Qatar World Cup starting next week but it remains to be seen if he will play after a serious facial injury.

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Alibaba keeps Singles Day sales tally under wraps for first time

Alibaba keeps Singles Day sales tally under wraps for first time

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has not released full sales figures for its annual Singles Day event for the first time ever, as a cooling economy dampened demand.

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India thrashing 'counts for nothing' in T20 World Cup final: Buttler

India thrashing 'counts for nothing' in T20 World Cup final: Buttler

Skipper Jos Buttler says the emphatic way England crushed India to reach Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final "doesn't count for anything" as they bid to become champions in both white-ball formats.

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Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recovery

Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recovery

Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet -- and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants.

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Will robots replace humans at Amazon?

Will robots replace humans at Amazon?

At Amazon's robotics laboratory on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts, the company's newest automaton "Sparrow" picks out items to be shipped to customers, displaying human hand-like dexterity.

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Finau surges to lead at weather-hit Houston Open

Finau surges to lead at weather-hit Houston Open

Tony Finau matched his US PGA Tour career-low with an eight-under par 62 on Friday to take a four-shot lead at the weather-disrupted Houston Open.

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Fassi grabs two stroke lead at LPGA's Pelican Championship

Fassi grabs two stroke lead at LPGA's Pelican Championship

Mexico's Maria Fassi shot an eight under par round of 62 to take a two stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA's Pelican Women's Championship on Friday.

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NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday

NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida.

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