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Pakistan’s Asif says confidence key in hitting sixes

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Dubai, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Dashing batsman Asif Ali said he had been confident he would hit sixes after leading Pakistan to a hard-fought five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday. The 30-year-old smashed pacer Karim Janat for four sixes in […]

Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup standings

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Dubai, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 standings after Friday’s matches (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Australia 2 2 0 0 4 0.727 ————————— South Africa 2 1 1 0 2 […]

Sudanese vow to keep up protests after deadly clashes

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Khartoum, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Furious Sudanese anti-coup protesters vowed Friday to press ahead with a campaign of civil disobedience, following deadly clashes with security forces during demonstrations against a widely condemned military takeover. At least eight people have been killed and 170 wounded in protests since […]

Coutinho rejoins Brazil for World Cup qualifiers

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Rio de Janeiro, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho got the call-up from Brazil coach Tite on Friday after a year-long absence for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. Coutinho, 29, was sidelined by a knee injury, but has recently resumed playing regularly […]

Iran petrol network partially restored after cyberattack

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Tehran, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Iran’s subsidised petrol distribution system was partially restored Friday, three days after an unprecedented cyberattack by unknown perpetrators, authorities said. Among 4,300 fuel stations across the country, “at present, 1,450 are connected to the central fuel distribution system,” said Fatemeh Kahi, a […]

Chalmers breaks 100m freestyle short-course world record

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Paris, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the 13-year-old men’s 100m freestyle short-course world record on Friday in Kazan, Russia. The Australian, who took silver in the event in the longer Olympic pool in Tokyo, touched in 44.84sec to take 0.10sec off the record set […]

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