India declare on 564-8 after Afghanistan's Saleem takes six wickets
India declared their first innings on an imposing 564-8 on day two of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday after pace bowler Mohammad Saleem took six wickets.
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New All Blacks boss Rennie lifts title in final Japan game
Incoming New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie signed off from Japan with a championship final win as his Kobe Steelers side beat Kubota Spears 22-13 on Sunday.
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Vegas edge wild Stanley Cup Final thriller as records tumble
Shea Theodore scored the winning goal 5:38 into the second overtime period on Saturday to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over Carolina in one of the wildest games in Stanley Cup Final history.
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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'
Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.
Read moreUS says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation
The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.
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Sooryavanshi, 15, to travel with parents on India cricket tours
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can have his parents travel with him on India's overseas tours, the cricket board told AFP on Sunday, a day after the 15-year-old batting sensation earned his first senior international call-up.
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Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee
Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists away.
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India flyover school offers lifeline to street children
Beneath a busy flyover in India's financial capital Mumbai, a row of pastel-coloured shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalised children.
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Top-ranked Korda shares US Women's Open lead with Kim Sei-young
World number one Nelly Korda birdied the last three holes in a four-under par 67 on Saturday to share the US Women's Open lead with Kim Sei-young going into the final round.
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Luxury sector seeks to recover its cachet
Faced with a painful slowdown in recent years, the luxury sector is seeking to recover its mojo by juggling a back-to-basics approach with finding new ways to connect to clients.
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