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ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket

ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket

China is emerging as a key target for growth as the International Cricket Council (ICC) seeks new fans worldwide, its chief executive says.

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Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

Australia will detain tourists who overstay visas to send a message of deterrence under new rules aimed at reducing levels of migration, a minister said on Friday.

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Nkunku craving freedom and fun on RB Leipzig return

Nkunku craving freedom and fun on RB Leipzig return

Three years after leaving for Chelsea, France forward Christopher Nkunku has returned to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in pursuit of the freedom and fun that eluded him at Stamford Bridge.

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Championship rivals brace for renewal of bitter feuds

Championship rivals brace for renewal of bitter feuds

Police are on red alert as the English Championship braces for the renewal of two bitter feuds when Millwall face West Ham and Wolves meet West Brom this weekend.

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Bhutan's traditional archers lose ground to development

Bhutan's traditional archers lose ground to development

Atop a steep hillside near Bhutan's capital Thimphu, an arrow slices through the air and slams into a wooden target with a thud, prompting a round of celebratory song.

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In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears

In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears

Indigenous chief Wagner Karipuna gazes worriedly at the tranquil river flowing past his village in the Brazilian Amazon as he imagines the nightmare scenario of an oil spill being carried here by the tides.

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Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop

Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop

Asian stocks rose Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a drop in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors were awaiting a Bank of Japan interest rate decision later in the day.

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Australian athlete who soiled herself apologises for continuing Hyrox race

Australian athlete who soiled herself apologises for continuing Hyrox race

An Australian athlete who sparked an outcry when she kept competing despite soiling herself midway through an event in Beijing apologised Friday and forfeited her points from winning.

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South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

South Korea's Olympic committee said Friday it filed a complaint with Asian Games organisers in Nagoya for featuring a Japanese warlord at a welcoming ceremony.

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Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say.

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