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Six-day quarantine in UAE felt more difficult than 4 months at home: Shami

“Four months have been difficult for everyone, be it sportsman or a normal person. Thank god I had the facilities to do my own training. When we came here (UAE) and got quarantined, these six days felt more difficult than those four months because in those months I was training myself, helped the needy and was busy in activities,” Kings XI Punjab’s Mohammed Shami said.
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Trump urges Iran to spare life of popular wrestler

President Donald Trump has urged Iran not to execute 27-year-old Navid Afkari, a popular wrestler who authorities say killed a man during 2018 anti-government rallies. The July verdicts that were reported in August prompted an outcry both in Iran and internationally. Earlier this week, Afkari’s mother said the confession to the killing was made under torture.
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China witnessed ‘earth-shaking’ changes under CPC leadership: Xi Jinping

 
 
 
 
 
 
President Xi Jinping put up a staunch defence of the ruling Communist Party, saying China has witnessed “earth-shaking changes” under its leadership, amid strident criticism especially from the US of its totalitarian ideology. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of victory in the war against Japan, Xi said Chinese people will not allow attempts to alienate them from the CPC.

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CA’s bio-bubble budget for India series, BBL rises to AUD 30 million

Desperate to save its multi-million dollar broadcast deal with Channel Seven, Cricket Australia has overshot its Covid-19 bio-bubble budget, which now stands at a whopping 30 million Australian dollars with marquee tour of India and the Big Bash League (BBL) being part of it. India are scheduled to tour Australia at the end of this year for a four-Test series.
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CSK players test negative for Covid-19, likely to play IPL opener

All Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players who are not in quarantine underwent a Covid-19 test on Thursday, and all of them have tested negative. While it has paved the way for them to start practice in Dubai from Friday, one understands that they have also been unofficially told that they will play the opener against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sep 19 which could be announced today.