A 1.5-year-old tigress was killed after being hit by a Raxaul Express train on the Chanda Fort-Gondia railway line in the Sindewahi forest in Maharashtra. This track's first wildlife fatality in 2025, the incident raises concerns as 13 wild animals were killed in train accidents on the Gondia-Ballarshah line in 2024.
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During the second day of the Brisbane Test, Matthew Hayden criticised Marnus Labuschagne's reaction to Mohammed Siraj's on-field antics. Siraj playfully switched the bails at Labuschagne's end, to which Labuschagne responded by reversing them. Hayden felt Labuschagne should have ignored Siraj, as he was dismissed shortly after for a low score, having faced 55 deliveries.
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Trafficked from East Africa to the UK when he was just nine, Mo Farah found refuge in running. It would see him blossom into a four-time Olympic champion and a six-time world champion. Still in top shape, the 41-year-old now wants to show people what they can overcome through sports...
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