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Five-wicket Parnell strikes as South Africa sweep Ireland T20 series

Five-wicket Parnell strikes as South Africa sweep Ireland T20 series

Wayne Parnell's maiden five-wicket Twenty20 international haul led South Africa to a convincing 44-run win over Ireland at Bristol on Friday as the Proteas completed a 2-0 series win.

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Arsenal see off Palace in strong start to Premier League season

Arsenal see off Palace in strong start to Premier League season

Arsenal ensured there was no repeat of their disastrous start to last season as Mikel Arteta's men saw off Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday to open the 30th season of the Premier League.

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Stocks mostly fall after US jobs growth surges

Stocks mostly fall after US jobs growth surges

Stock markets mostly fell Friday as a much stronger-than-expected US jobs report raised the prospect that the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive monetary policy to combat inflation.

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State-aligned Cuban TV host cautions against 'repression' of protests

State-aligned Cuban TV host cautions against 'repression' of protests

A Cuban TV program, state-run like all others in the communist country, has cautioned against responding to protests on the island with "repression," in a rare deviation from the official media line.

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Mane scores on Bundesliga debut as Bayern rout Frankfurt 6-1 in opener

Mane scores on Bundesliga debut as Bayern rout Frankfurt 6-1 in opener

Bayern Munich got their quest for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title off to the best possible start, thrashing an overwhelmed Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 away at Deutsche Bank Park on Friday.

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Israel strikes kill top Gaza militant, triggering rocket barrage

Israel strikes kill top Gaza militant, triggering rocket barrage

Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes Friday, killing more than 15 people, including a top militant, and triggering a barrage of retaliatory rocket fire from the territory.

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Miller and Klaasen take South Africa to 182-6 in 2nd Ireland T20

Miller and Klaasen take South Africa to 182-6 in 2nd Ireland T20

South Africa captain David Miller marked his return to international duty with an unbeaten 32 and a rapid stand of 71 with Heinrich Klaasen as the Proteas posted 182-6 in the second Twenty20 against Ireland at Bristol on Friday.

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Deadly Israel strikes on Gaza trigger rocket fire retaliation

Deadly Israel strikes on Gaza trigger rocket fire retaliation

Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes Friday, killing more than 15 people, including a top militant, and triggering a barrage of retaliatory rocket fire from the territory.

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Chun In-gee eyes second major of season with British Open lead

Chun In-gee eyes second major of season with British Open lead

Chun In-gee carded a second round 66 at the Women's British Open at Muirfield on Friday as the Korean set her sights on a second major of the season.

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Top seed Rublev set for double duty in Washington quarter-finals

Top seed Rublev set for double duty in Washington quarter-finals

Top seed Andrey Rublev downed US 13th seed Maxime Cressy at the ATP and WTA Washington Open to set up a double-duty quarter-final matchup later Friday in the US Open tuneup.

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