West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
Brandon King struck a career-best 81 not out as West Indies cruised to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids
Chanting and swishing a wooden wand, a Japanese priest blessed a cat, a shiba inu and several Yorkshire terriers at a shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, in a rite usually reserved for children.
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France on alert as Halloween protests raise risk of violence
France on Saturday braced for a third weekend of protests coinciding with Halloween, as shops boarded up and authorities scrambled to prevent a repeat of the street violence that swept the country two weeks ago.
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Hakimi bags hat-trick as PSG rip Le Havre to pieces
Achraf Hakimi rose to the occasion scoring a glorious hat-trick on Friday as a heavily rotated Paris Saint-Germain thumped rock-bottom Le Havre 5-1 in Ligue 1.
Read morePolish president calls crisis talks after court standoff
Poland's president called urgent crisis talks with party representatives on Saturday after a dramatic showdown at the country's constitutional court between the centrist government and nationalist right.
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Abhishek Sharma: Indian cricket's 'new-generation superstar'
Once dismissed as a "flat-track bully", India's Abhishek Sharma has developed into one of the most destructive batsmen in T20 cricket.
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In-form Fernandez sets up Tokyo final against Russia's Shnaider
Leylah Fernandez hailed her "mental fortitude" after setting up a Pan Pacific Open title clash against Russia's Diana Shnaider on Saturday.
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Marquez stretches MotoGP championship lead after Martin pulls out
Marc Marquez extended his lead in the MotoGP standings when he finished second in a thrilling Malaysian sprint race Saturday behind Pedro Acosta, with title rival Jorge Martin out injured.
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Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar
Raids against online scam centres in Madagascar have exposed ties with a criminal group that ran similar operations in Cambodia, also duping African nationals via alleged human trafficking, authorities told AFP.
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In-form Fernandez reaches Tokyo final
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the Tokyo final with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova on Saturday to continue her hot streak on women's tennis's Asian swing.
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