Krishna and Jaiswal power India to ODI sweep against Afghanistan
Pace bowler Prasidh Krishna's 5-23 and an unbeaten 110 by Yashasvi Jaiswal powered India to a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sweep the series 3-0 on Saturday.
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Red heat alert issued for third of France, alcohol banned at music festival
France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday as a ferocious heatwave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities.
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Bagnaia scorches to Czech MotoGP sprint victory, Bezzecchi crashes
Italy's Francesco Bagnaia scorched to victory in the Czech MotoGP sprint in Brno on Saturday ahead of pole sitter Ai Ogura on an Aprilia and Ducati teammate Marc Marquez.
Read moreIran says Hormuz closed again after Israel strikes Lebanon
Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end the Middle East war.
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Trump escalates spat with Italy’s Meloni over G7 photo claim
US President Donald Trump escalated a diplomatic row with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him and linking the dispute to tensions over Iran and NATO.
Read moreNew Zealand set England record 463 to win second Test
England were left with a record chase of 463 to win a Test match after bowling out New Zealand on the fourth day at the Oval on Saturday.
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Driver killed, 28 in hospital as UK train collision probed
UK accident investigators were on Saturday probing the cause of a train collision north of London which killed a driver and injured scores of passengers, nine critically.
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Diplomats hold US-Iran preparatory discussions at Swiss retreat
Diplomats from several countries were meeting Saturday at a Swiss retreat in a bid to maintain dialogue on the preliminary US-Iran deal to halt the Middle East war, said Bern.
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New Zealand pile on the runs to leave England facing record chase in 2nd Test
England were left with a record chase to win a Test match despite taking three New Zealand wickets on Saturday's fourth morning at the Oval as Daryl Mitchell helped pile on the runs for the Black Caps.
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Shahidi hits ton but India bowl out Afghanistan for 218
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi hit his first ODI century but India bowled out Afghanistan for 218 as the hosts look to sweep the series in the third one-day international on Saturday.
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