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Deshpande and Rajasthan hold nerve to edge Gujarat in IPL

Deshpande and Rajasthan hold nerve to edge Gujarat in IPL

Tushar Deshpande bowled an excellent last over as Rajasthan Royals edged out Gujarat Titans by six runs to win their second successive match in the IPL 2026 season on Saturday.

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'He'd play in a wheelchair': Bayern back Kane for Real return

'He'd play in a wheelchair': Bayern back Kane for Real return

Bayern Munich are confident striker Harry Kane will return from an ankle injury in time for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid.

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Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's only operational civilian nuclear facility, was built by Russia and officially handed over in September 2013, after decades of twists, turns and delays linked to Iran's turbulent history.

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Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

The Middle East war "presents a serious risk to Africa", the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report seen by AFP Saturday.

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French boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla

French boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla

Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.

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Erdogan, Zelensky discuss energy security, peace efforts

Erdogan, Zelensky discuss energy security, peace efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul Saturday for talks on energy and navigation security, and efforts to end the war with Russia, the Turkish presidency said.

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Muriqi strikes late as Mallorca stun Real Madrid

Muriqi strikes late as Mallorca stun Real Madrid

Vedat Muriqi snatched Mallorca a surprise 2-1 La Liga win over Real Madrid on Saturday to deal Los Blancos a significant blow in the Spanish title race.

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Israel strikes Tyre in south Lebanon after evacuation warnings

Israel strikes Tyre in south Lebanon after evacuation warnings

Israel's military renewed its strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday after issuing evacuation warnings, following attacks on nearby buildings that damaged a hospital in the city.

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Toulon, Bath reach last eight of Champions Cup

Toulon, Bath reach last eight of Champions Cup

Three-time winners Toulon reached the last eight of the Champions Cup with a nerve-wracking 28-27 win at home to Stormers on Saturday while 1998 champions Bath came from behind to see off English Prem rivals Saracens 31-22.

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Bayern storm back late to win at Freiburg before Real showdown

Bayern storm back late to win at Freiburg before Real showdown

Bayern Munich came from two goals down in the last 10 minutes to win 3-2 at Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Real Madrid.

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