| England vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Joe Root's ton, Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne's innings and other highlights
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 Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara just took the game away from England with their unbeaten centuries © Getty Images Sri Lanka humiliated England at Wellington as they beat them by nine wickets, chasing 310 for a victory. England would have fancied their chances after they put up a big score, but Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara just took the game away from England with their unbeaten centuries. Pramod Ananth lists a few highlights of the game. England off to a brisk start: England had elected to bat first. Their openers Moeen Ali and Ian Bell did not let their skipper down as they got England off to an excellent start. They put on 62 runs for the opening wicket in 56 deliveries before Moeen perished for 15. Sri Lanka strike back: Sri Lanka pulled things back as the managed to get rid of Moeen and Gary Ballance in quick succession. Ballance was dismissed by Tillakaratne Dilshan. He played ball the back to Dilshan, who had to dive to his left to hang on to the ball. Cricket Blog: England vs Sri ...
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| Zimbabwe off to a slow start against Pakistan in ICC cricket World Cup 2015
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 Sikandar Raza and Chamu Chibhabha (above) batting on zero and nine, respectively © Getty Images Minnows Zimbabwe were off to a slow start against former world champions, Pakistan in their Pool B, match 23 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. Currently, Zimbabwe are 12 for no loss in four overs with openers, Sikandar Raza and Chamu Chibhabha batting on zero and nine, respectively. Live updates: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Earlier, Pakistan skipper, Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan made the only change in the squad, replacing veteran pro Younis Khan by Rahat Ali. While for Zimbabwe, Chamu Chibhabha, Solomon Mire and Tawanda Mupariwa are in as Regis Chakabva, Tafadzwa Kamungozi and Stuart Matsikenyeri are out. Live Scorecard: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pakistan take on minnows Zimbabwe in the 23rd match of Pool B in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. This would be the sixth encounter between the teams at the mega event and ...
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| 'Jihadi John' contemplated suicide in 2010: report
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 The London man believed to be Islamic State group executioner "Jihadi John" told a journalist four years ago that surveillance by British security services had left him contemplating suicide, reports said Saturday. Mohammed Emwazi, named by media and experts as the militant thought to have beheaded at least five Western hostages held by the extremist […]
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| House In Zuidzande / MJOSE VAN HEE
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 Architects: MJOSE VAN HEE Location: 4505 Zuidzande, Netherlands Project Team: M-José Van Hee, Sam De Vocht Year: 2011 Photographs: David Grandorge Structural Engineer: Dirk Jaspaert – BAS Servicing Engineer: Henk Pijpaert – HPe Concrete: Fiebra-Maes Carpentry Outside: Detrac nv Carpentry Inside: Peter Van Tornhout / Atelier Ternier for closets and cupboards From the architect. The brief was to design a house for a single man, a house fitting like a tailored suit. He had acquired the building plot in the region where he was born after a nomadic professional life. We were given permission to place the house on another location on the site but could not exceed the volume of the existing farm house at the street side (850 m3) which we demolished. Since the client moved into the house some 4 years ago, he has become the father of two children and his library on the second floor has been re-thought as the children's bedroom. The shape of the building is the consequence of an extensive geometric exercise by the ...
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| $300-million revenues expected for Mayweather-Pacquiao bout
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 MANILA, Philippines — The richest fight in boxing history could make about $300 million when it's all been said and done. Top Rank honcho Bob Arum sees this as a possibility given the high demand for the May 2 megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. "The interest is amazing even from people who […]
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| With Nemtsov's murder, one of Putin's most prominent critics is silenced
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 It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant, which looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen foul of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov had been preoccupied for weeks with details of an […]
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