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England captain Ben Stokes eases injury worries, plans to play as allrounder in Ashes

After having knee issues during the tour of New Zealand in February, Stokes played only twice for Chennai Super Kings in the recently-finished Indian Premier League.

published on : 31st May 2023
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Wimbledon to house Ukraine's players, fund relief efforts

Club chairman Ian Hewitt and club chief executive Sally Bolton said Wimbledon will not be broadcast in Russia or Belarus, and their media will not be allowed at the tournament this year.

published on : 25th April 2023
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England wins 1st women's Finalissima in shootout vs Brazil

The game, which had a tribute to the late Pele at the start, went straight to penalties where Tamires and Brazil captain Rafaelle -- who hit the crossbar -- failed to score for the visitors.

published on : 7th April 2023
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Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals

The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with "appropriate conditions," including not expressing support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

published on : 31st March 2023
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Bank of England hikes rate despite banking turmoil

The decision had been widely expected after shock official data showed that British annual inflation accelerated in February despite central bank efforts to tame a growing cost-of-living crisis.

published on : 23rd March 2023
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Sindhu, Prannoy advance to pre-quarterfinals of Swiss Open

Prannoy will next face France's Christo Popov, while Sindhu will take on 20-year-old Indonesian Putri Kusuma Wardani, who was part of the gold medal-winning team of the 2022 Asia Team Championships.

published on : 23rd March 2023
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Surprise jump in UK inflation deals with new cost-of-living, interest rates hike blow

After slowing for three straight months, the UK Consumer Prices Index shot up to 10.4 percent in February -- not far from 40-year highs and more than five times the BoE's target.

published on : 22nd March 2023
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UK inflation jumps to 10.4 per cent, surprising analysts

Michael Hewson, the chief analyst at CMC Markets UK, said he expects the Bank of England to raise rates by at least a quarter of a percentage point.

published on : 22nd March 2023
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All England Championship: Treesa-Gayatri enter semifinals

The Indian duo had shocked seventh-seeded Thais Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Ravindra Prajongjai and former world No.1 pair from Japan Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the previous rounds.

published on : 17th March 2023
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PV Sindhu's poor show continues, crashes out of All England Championships

This is the third time that Sindhu has lost her first-round match this year.

published on : 15th March 2023
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India's HS Prannoy makes winning start at All England Championships 

The World No.9 Indian eked out a 21-19 22-20 win over Wang in the 49-minute opening round clash to take his overall tally to 5-3 over the Taiwanese.

published on : 14th March 2023
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Indian shuttlers face uphill task in quest for All England glory 

It has been 22 years since India won the coveted title when Pullela Gopichand (2001) followed the legendary Prakash Padukone (1980) to achieve the honour.

published on : 13th March 2023
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HSBC will buy UK subsidiary of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank

HSBC said it will acquire Silicon Valley Bank UK Ltd for one pound.

published on : 13th March 2023
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Ben Stokes furious after bag stolen at London King's Cross station

A report says that Stokes had the bag stolen at King's Cross after travelling up to London from his home in Cumbria to watch the England rugby team play France in the Six Nations.

published on : 12th March 2023
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India win inaugural Women's U-19 T20 World Cup with thumping win over England

India first bundled out England for 68 in 17.1 overs and then returned to knock off the paltry target in 14 overs to lift the coveted trophy.

published on : 29th January 2023
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Church of England refuses to back same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales since 2013, but the church did not change its teaching when the law changed.

published on : 18th January 2023
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England to ban few single-use plastic items from October

The department said England uses around 2.7 billion items of single-use cutlery per year, mostly plastic, with only one in 10 items recycled.

published on : 14th January 2023
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Former England cricketer Flintoff hurt in Top Gear accident 

Flintoff, a celebrated all-rounder better known as "Freddie", played 79 Tests for England before retiring from cricket aged 32.

published on : 14th December 2022
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England subdue Senegal to book France clash in World Cup quarters

Gareth Southgate's side survived a nervous start at the Al Bayt Stadium before Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane put Senegal to the sword with a pair of clinical finishes before half-time.

published on : 5th December 2022
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'Bazball' powers England to new first-day record against Pakistan in 1st Test

The 506-4 total was the highest on the first day of any test, surpassing Australia's 494-6 in 1910 against South Africa in Sydney. England also became the fastest team to score 500 runs.

published on : 1st December 2022
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