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Zakir, Najmul fifties give Bangladesh huge lead over Afghanistan

Zakir, Najmul fifties give Bangladesh huge lead over Afghanistan

Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain both hit unbeaten half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to 134-1 in their second innings and consolidate the hosts' control in their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday.

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Arlettaz taking over as France attack coach after World Cup

Arlettaz taking over as France attack coach after World Cup

Patrick Arlettaz will take over as France attack coach following the World Cup, the French Rugby Federation announced on Thursday.

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Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87: agent

Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87: agent

British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, her agent said.

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Rise of the cute robots

Rise of the cute robots

The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushed -- for many of us the word "robot" conjures one image: the Terminator.

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Bellingham paying 'homage' to Zidane with Madrid No 5 shirt

Bellingham paying 'homage' to Zidane with Madrid No 5 shirt

New Real Madrid signing Jude Bellingham said he wanted to pay homage to club great Zinedine Zidane by wearing his number five shirt, at his presentation on Thursday in the Spanish capital.

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England's Stokes vows no let-up in attacking approach during Ashes

England's Stokes vows no let-up in attacking approach during Ashes

England captain Ben Stokes insists there will be no let-up in his side's dynamic 'Bazball' approach during the Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia.

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European markets mostly drop before ECB

European markets mostly drop before ECB

Europe's stocks mostly fell Thursday before an expected European Central Bank interest rate increase, and after the US Federal Reserve paused its rate-hiking cycle but signalled more to come.

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Glenda Jackson: 'fearless' actress turned politician

Glenda Jackson: 'fearless' actress turned politician

Oscar-winning British actress Glenda Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 87, played powerful female roles before abandoning stage and screen for a career in politics where she was unafraid to speak truth to power.

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Boris Johnson lied to MPs over Covid parties: committee

Boris Johnson lied to MPs over Covid parties: committee

Boris Johnson deliberately lied to MPs about lockdown-breaking parties during the Covid pandemic that would have seen him face a 90-day suspension had he not quit as a lawmaker, a parliament committee ruled Thursday.

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O'Callaghan stuns Titmus with year's fastest 200m free

O'Callaghan stuns Titmus with year's fastest 200m free

Mollie O'Callaghan upset Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus with the fastest 200m freestyle of the year Thursday to book a world championship slot from a stacked field at the Australian trials.

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