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Mitchell proud of Kiwi bowlers, hails 'world class' Kohli

Mitchell proud of Kiwi bowlers, hails 'world class' Kohli

New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell on Sunday said he was proud of his team's bowlers for putting up a fight in their World Cup loss to an India side inspired by "world class" Virat Kohli.

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Himalayan fog that stopped World Cup match 'wonderful thing'

Himalayan fog that stopped World Cup match 'wonderful thing'

New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell said the blanket of Himalayan fog which stopped play in Sunday's Cricket World Cup match against India at Dharamsala was "a wonderful thing".

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Scores killed in Gaza strikes as new aid convoy arrives

Scores killed in Gaza strikes as new aid convoy arrives

Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday after Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces "catastrophic" shortages.

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Arab, Western diplomats talk past each other on Gaza

Arab, Western diplomats talk past each other on Gaza

Cairo's "Summit for Peace" was meant to be a diplomatic breakthrough towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but its failure revealed what one analyst called the "fault lines" between Arab and Western states on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Aston Villa thrash West Ham to close on Premier League top four

Aston Villa thrash West Ham to close on Premier League top four

Aston Villa climbed to within two points of the Premier League lead as Douglas Luiz struck twice in a 4-1 win over West Ham on Sunday.

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Monaco fight back against Metz to retake Ligue 1 top spot

Monaco fight back against Metz to retake Ligue 1 top spot

Aleksandr Golovin scored twice as Monaco battled back from a goal down to defeat Metz 2-1 on Sunday and return to the Ligue 1 summit.

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Kohli hits 95 as unbeaten India down New Zealand at World Cup

Kohli hits 95 as unbeaten India down New Zealand at World Cup

Virat Kohli hit 95 to lead India to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand and a fifth win in five matches at the World Cup on Sunday although the superstar batsman just missed equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 one-day international centuries.

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Anxious Argentines vote for way out of economic shambles

Anxious Argentines vote for way out of economic shambles

Argentines voted Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled libertarian outsider Javier Milei to the front of a tight race.

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Bublik wins third ATP title in Antwerp

Bublik wins third ATP title in Antwerp

Kazakh Alexander Bublik swept past France's Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-4 to win his third ATP tournament trophy in Antwerp on Sunday.

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Paris crowd calls for end of 'massacre' in Gaza

Paris crowd calls for end of 'massacre' in Gaza

Thousands of people rallied in Paris on Sunday to demand an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza following the attack by Hamas militants, which organisers said was a "massacre".

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