Kane Williamson belted 73 off 55 balls as New Zealand cruised to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 match in Napier on Tuesday. New Zealand cut down their 142-run target with two

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France's double Olympic champion Martin Fourcade has dubbed as a "masquerade" the response by Russia and the International Biathlon federation (IBU)to the McLaren report revelations on doping involving Russian biathletes. Russia has withdrawn from holding

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Andy Murray began 2017 where he left off last year, beating Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in his season opener in Qatar on Tuesday to register his 25th consecutive victory. The world number one secured

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David Warner joined the illustrious company of Don Bradman and Victor Trumper with a Test century before lunch as rookie partner Matthew Renshaw hit his maiden hundred against Pakistan on Tuesday. Warner smashed a whirlwind

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Influential British art critic and prize-winning author John Berger, a self-declared revolutionary who controversially backed the far-left Black Panthers, has died aged 90, his son told AFP Tuesday. Berger was best known for his art

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A nation-wide collapse of the US customs service computer system left thousands of passengers lined up at airports awaiting clearance to officially enter the country, the authorities and US media said Monday. "Customs and Border

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A large fire that burned 150 homes in the historic port city of Valparaiso, Chile has been "practically" brought under control, an official said Tuesday. Monday's fire forced dozens of residents to take refuge in

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Burundi authorities have banned the country's oldest human rights organisation, which had continued reporting abuses despite being suspended when political turmoil broke out nearly two years ago. A ministerial order made public Tuesday accused the

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An Indian minister faced a severe backlash Tuesday after he criticised women for dressing "like westerners" at a New Year's eve celebration where a mob allegedly carried out a series of sex assaults. Although police

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A new US Congress convenes Tuesday, with Republicans emboldened by Donald Trump's incoming presidency and pushing their ambitious conservative agenda including cutting taxes, slashing regulations and repealing Barack Obama's health care law. With the Senate

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