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Deposed captains Kohli, De Kock gear up for one-day series

Deposed captains Kohli, De Kock gear up for one-day series

Two deposed captains, Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock, could play significant roles in a three-match one-day international series between South Africa and India, starting at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday.

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Fourth jab 'partially' effective against Omicron: Israeli study

Fourth jab 'partially' effective against Omicron: Israeli study

Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the Omicron variant of the virus, the authors of an Israeli trial said Monday.

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Activision says it fired dozens over harassment allegations

Activision says it fired dozens over harassment allegations

The video game giant Activision Blizzard said Monday it has fired nearly 40 employees and disciplined more than 40 others since July as it deals with allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct.

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Garland shines as Cavaliers ease past Nets

Garland shines as Cavaliers ease past Nets

Darius Garland scored 22 points and delivered 12 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers stretched their winning streak to five games with a 114-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.

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Martin Luther King's family joins call for US voting reform

Martin Luther King's family joins call for US voting reform

Members of Martin Luther King Jr's family joined marchers Monday in Washington urging Congress to pass voting rights reform as the United States marked the holiday commemorating the slain civil rights leader.

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Distress signal detected in low-lying Tongan island

Distress signal detected in low-lying Tongan island

A distress signal has been detected in a low-lying Tongan island following the volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said Tuesday as the first death was reported.

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Burnley-Watford postponed as Clarets lose players to Covid

Burnley-Watford postponed as Clarets lose players to Covid

Burnley's match against relegation rivals Watford on Tuesday has been postponed after the Premier League accepted the Clarets' request for a delay on the grounds they had fewer than the required number of players available.

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Lewandowski and Putellas win FIFA 'Best' awards

Lewandowski and Putellas win FIFA 'Best' awards

Bayern Munich's record-setting striker Robert Lewandowski retained FIFA's top men's player title Monday at "The Best" of 2021 ceremony as Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women's player.

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Maeda scores on debut as Celtic beat Hibernian

Maeda scores on debut as Celtic beat Hibernian

Japanese forward Daizen Maeda scored in just the fourth minutes of his debut as Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 on Monday in a match that marked the resumption of the Scottish Premiership.

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Humphries named to Team USA ahead of Beijing Olympics

Humphries named to Team USA ahead of Beijing Olympics

Kaillie Humphries, who won two Olympic gold medals for Canada before becoming an American citizen in December, was named to the US Olympic bobsled team.

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