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India-Pakistan: Hottest ticket in cricket sparks T20 World Cup fever

Cross-country king Klaebo equals Winter Olympics record with eighth gold

Ukraine's Heraskevych appeals to CAS over Olympic ban as Malinin eyes second gold

Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to fly to space

Alleged rape victim of Norway princess's son says she took sleeping pills

Driven by Dhoni, Pakistan's X-factor tweaker Tariq targets India

Davidson set to make history as Ireland seek to rebound against Italy

China's fireworks heartland faces fizzling Lunar New Year sales

Bangladesh's Yunus 'banker to the poor', pushing democratic reform

Cracknell given Six Nations debut as Wales make changes for France

L'Oreal shares sink as sales miss forecasts

India tune-up for Pakistan showdown with 93-run rout of Namibia

India tuned up for their blockbuster showdown with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup with a 93-run hammering of Namibia at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.

Lollobrigida skates to second Olympic gold of Milan-Cortina Games

Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida won her second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the women's 5,000 metres on Thursday.

Comeback queen Brignone stars, Ukrainian banned over helmet

Federica Brignone crowned a sensational injury comeback to win the women's super-G and delight host nation Italy on Thursday while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics was the "price of our dignity".

Stocks diverge as all eyes on corporate earnings

Stock markets diverged Thursday as traders digested a string of company earnings that mostly suggested economic resilience in line with a bumper US jobs report for January, even though the chances of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts receded.

'Naive optimist' opens Berlin Film Festival with Afghan romantic comedy

Are there any good men in Afghanistan? The opening film at this year's Berlin Film Festival poses the question against the backdrop of the Taliban authorities returning to power.

Russia cracks down on WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed rival

Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.

'Avatar' and 'Assassin's Creed' shore up troubled Ubisoft

Strong performances from major franchises including an "Avatar" tie-in game and juggernaut "Assassin's Creed" buttressed struggling French games giant Ubisoft's third-quarter results, the company said Thursday.

'Virgin' frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb

Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

Ukrainian's disqualification from Winter Olympics gives Coventry first test

Did International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry really think she could keep politics out of sport?

Brignone, the Italian tigress who battled injury into history books

Federica Brignone entered the Olympic history books on Thursday after coming back from a broken leg to win super-G gold at the Milan-Cortina Games, an achievement which is testament to the grit she has shown throughout her long career.

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