Archive for September 2019
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American consumers' faith in the US economy has taken a hit as President Donald Trump's trade war with China escalates, according to a survey published Tuesday. Consumer confidence fell sharply in September, the second straight
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The British government's plan to keep its budget deficit under 2% of national income was thrown off course on Tuesday when statisticians sharply revised up borrowing figures and highlighted rising public spending. The tricky news
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Argentine Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo to win the best FIFA player of the year award for a record sixth time on Monday. Messi, who won the
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Captain Bismah Maroof's unbeaten 55 and Syeda Aroob Shah's six for 41 secured a berth in the final for PCB Challengers, as they beat PCB Dynamites by six wickets in the final league match of
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The final of the tri-nation Twenty20 tournament between Bangladesh and Afghanistan washed out without a ball being bowled at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Match officials declared the game abandoned at 9pm
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Andy Murray ground out his most significant victory since major hip surgery with a 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 win over Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday at the Zhuhai Championships. This was the former number one's first
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Bangladesh's Under-19 team has left on the country's first cricket tour to New Zealand since their Test players narrowly escaped the deadly mosque attacks in Christchurch earlier this year. A 15-member squad left Dhaka late
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Sri Lanka's depleted national cricket squad arrived in Pakistan Tuesday expressing confidence in security promises by the hosts despite reports that the team could be targeted by militants. The Sri Lanka team were attacked in
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Manchester United announced record revenues of £627 million ($780 million) on Tuesday as the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward moved to reassure fans his priority remains on the pitch. United have won just two of
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The dollar held firm on Tuesday as the euro struggled on more signs of economic trouble in the euro zone, while sterling wallowed near one-week lows before a key Supreme Court ruling related to the
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