Kiwis win fourth series in a row with massive win

Trent Boult and Neil Wagner quickly wraps up Sri Lanka's second innings on Sunday as New Zealand clinch the series 1-0 with a dominant 423-run victory in the second Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

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Buoyant India thrash Australia

India captured Australia's last two wickets after a rain-delayed start to day five of the third test on Sunday to complete an emphatic 137-run win and take a 2-1 series lead into the Sydney finale.

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India romp to famous win after rain delay

India capture Australia's last two wickets after a rain-delayed start to Day Five of the third Test on Sunday to complete an emphatic 137-run win and take a 2-1 series lead into the Sydney finale.

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Cook knighted

Former England captain Alastair Cook headlined sporting personalities in the New Years Honours List receiving knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

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Pant gives it back to Paine

"Have you ever heard of a temporary captain, Mayank (Agarwal)?" Rishabh Pant asked his India teammate while welcoming Australia skipper Tim Paine with a fresh round of banter in the third Test here Saturday.

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Faf prefers sporty pitches

Although this first Test finished in two and half days - robbing the local union of lucrative weekend gate-takings in the process - South African captain Faf du Plessis wouldn't have it any other way for his batsmen.

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India two wickets away

Australia were teetering on the brink of defeat in the third Test on Saturday despite a battling unbeaten half-century from tailender Pat Cummins after being set a massive 399 to win by India.

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'Why would you name your kid Cheteshwar'

Former Australia cricketer Kerry O'Keeffe finds himself in the midst of another commentary-related controversy during the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne.

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NZ on verge of historic victory

New Zealand were eyeing an historic victory as injury and a barrage of Neil Wagner bouncers left Sri Lanka in tatters at the close of day four of the second Test in Christchurch on Saturday.

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Alastair Cook knighted

Former England captain Alastair Cook has been given a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. England captain Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate were also honoured for England’s run at the football World Cup in Russsia.

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Bittersweet day for Sri Lanka's prolific Mendis

Sri Lanka's young batting maestro Kusal Mendis cemented a stellar year Saturday by passing 1,000 runs in 2018 but the occasion was tempered by his untimely dismissal in the second Test against New Zealand.

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NZ on brink of second test win against Sri Lanka

Concerted pressure from New Zealand's bowling attack pushed them to the brink of victory in the second test against Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday.

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Lion-hearted Cummins makes India wait

India moved within two wickets of an emphatic victory in the third test after reducing Australia to 258 for eight at the close of day four on Saturday as the home side's batsmen suffered a familiar spate of failures.

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'We are not in crisis'

Saudi Arabia's new foreign minister struck a note of defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder, denying the kingdom was in crisis and that his predecessor had been demoted.

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Cambodian leader derides 'democracy'

Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen lashed out at Western governments for pushing "democracy and human rights" on his country in a speech yesterday.

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Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of its height

The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves.

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Yemen rebels begin Hodeida withdrawal

Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said yesterday.

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Let YPG keep US weapons

US commanders planning for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria are recommending that Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State be allowed to keep US-supplied weapons, four US officials said, a move that would likely anger Nato ally Turkey.

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Winter storms batter large swaths of US

At least six deaths were attributed to severe weather in the US as heavy snow and high winds snarled air and ground transportation during a busy holiday travel period.

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Canadian teacher freed in China

A Canadian teacher arrested in China for administrative reasons -- a case officially unrelated to the ongoing diplomatic row between

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