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Cricket: Australia rising with Ashes in sight

Only months ago, one-time powerhouse Australia were wallowing fifth in the Test rankings but now they are nudging India for third spot after the 4-0

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Football: Asian boss urges lifting of hijab ban

Asia’s football chief yesterday urged the game’s top law-making body to lift a controversial ban on headscarves, saying new designs can prevent neck injuries to ...

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Formula One: Sutil apologises at assault trial

German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil apologised to a Luxembourg businessman at the start of his assault trial yesterday for wounding him with a champagne ...

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Tennis: Djokovic epic triumph in Australian Open

Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at 5hr 53min – the longest title ...

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Next for women: Azarenka

Newly crowned Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka believes women’s tennis is in for a fascinating 12 months as a new generation challenges the supremacy of ...

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Ski jumping: Japan’s Ito wins back-to-back WCups

Japan’s Daiki Ito won his second ski-jumping World Cup in two days on home snow yesterday, coming from behind to leap the round’s longest ...

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Athletics: Japan’s Shigetomo tops Osaka marathon

Japan produced a new Olympic hopeful yesterday when Risa Shigetomo won the Osaka international women’s marathon in only her second such event. The 24-year-old ...

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Tennis: Nadal beats Federer in Open thriller

Rafael Nadal once again proved Roger Federer’s grand slam nemesis yesterday, withstanding a withering opening from the Swiss great to reach the final of the ...

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Cricket: Kohli ton, Australia lead India by 382 runs

Australia held a massive 382-run lead after dismissing India cheaply yesterday and opting to bat again rather than enforce the follow-on on the third day ...

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