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Fly-half Love ready for All Blacks role: Hurricanes coach Laidlaw

Fly-half Love ready for All Blacks role: Hurricanes coach Laidlaw

Wellington Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw said "top-class" Ruben Love was equipped to become New Zealand's first-choice fly-half after being largely overlooked by the previous All Blacks coaching regime.

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Lightning advance: swathes of Hanoi demolished for development

Lightning advance: swathes of Hanoi demolished for development

Rows of townhouses torn down in hours, roads ripped up by bulldozers and city blocks reduced to rubble in the name of progress -- giant construction sites litter Hanoi as it races ahead with urban renewal.

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Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts

Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts

Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

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Australia cricket split over BBL future after selloff plan stalls

Australia cricket split over BBL future after selloff plan stalls

As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia's Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled.

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NYC immigrant hubs eye FIFA bounce after Trump crackdown woe

NYC immigrant hubs eye FIFA bounce after Trump crackdown woe

World Cup fever is beginning to hit New York's immigrant communities where wariness of the Trump administration's deportation crackdown has weighed on foot traffic.

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China rescuers search for missing after mine blast kills 82

China rescuers search for missing after mine blast kills 82

Emergency rescuers in northern China were undertaking a major operation on Sunday to find two people still missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82.

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Security forces swarm White House after shots fired

Security forces swarm White House after shots fired

Police and security forces swarmed the White House on Saturday evening after shots were fired in the area, authorities said.

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Usyk rocked but beats Verhoeven to retain heavyweight titles

Usyk rocked but beats Verhoeven to retain heavyweight titles

Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

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Enhanced Games boss predicts multiple feats beyond world records

Enhanced Games boss predicts multiple feats beyond world records

The head of the Enhanced Games on Saturday predicted multiple world records will be "beaten" at this weekend's drug-fueled event, even if the feats will not be officially recognized due to the banned substances athletes are taking.

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Kim's lead trimmed to two at PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Kim's lead trimmed to two at PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson

South Korean Kim Si-woo clung to a two-stroke lead after firing a three-under par 68 in Saturday's third round of the PGA Tour CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.

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