| AB de Villier's blitz helps South Africa finish at 408/5 after 50 overs against West Indies in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Sydney
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 AB de Villiers was unbeaten on a score of 161 off 66 balls © Getty Images South Africa finished on a score of 408 for the loss of five wickets at the end of their quota of 50 overs during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match against West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. AB de Villiers top-scored for the Proteas with a score of 162 off 66 deliveries, scoring the second-fastest World Cup century as well as the fastest 150 of all time. Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis and Rilee Rossouw propelled the South African innings with knocks worth 65, 62 and 61 respectively. Chris Gayle was the highlight among the West Indians, but for his bowling efforts this time as he took two wickets while conceding 21 runs off four overs. Live Scorecard: South Africa vs West Indies at Sydney South Africa won the toss and skipper AB de Villiers elected to bat. The Proteas replaced JP Duminy, Wayne Parnell and Vernon Philander with Rilee Rossouw, Farhaan Behardien and Kyle Abbott. West Indies on the other hand decided ...
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| Treasury Wine Gets Strategic Boost
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 It is unusual for a seller of premium wine to throw in discounts on goods such as refrigerators and televisions. For Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd., however, this marketing strategy appears to be working.
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| Avoiding Euro Exit Will Take a Greek Drama
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 Brussels Beat: The next hurdle for Greece is to find economic policies that will appease the country's people as well as its international creditors, says Marcus Walker.
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| Airbus Pays Record Dividend
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 Airbus Group said it would boost production of its popular A320 single-aisle jet as Europe's largest plane maker reported a 59% rise in profit for last year despite problems with a big military aircraft program.
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| Sens' Andrew Hammond ends LA Kings' 8-game win streak, 1-0
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 With each gritty victory, Andrew Hammond's NHL success story gets a bit more preposterous. And the Ottawa Senators' playoff hopes become slightly less improbable. Hammond made 35 saves to earn his second consecutive shutout in his fourth career start, and the Senators snapped the Los Angeles Kings' eight-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Thursday night. Mike Hoffman ...
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| Top-seeded Sharapova reaches Mexico Open semifinals
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 Top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the Mexico Open semifinals. Sharapova will face third-seeded Caroline Garcia of France in the hard-court event at The Fairmont Acapulco Princess. Garcia led Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 2-1 when the Croatian player retired. In the other quarterfinals, ...
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