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Head, Smith put Australia in charge

Australia’s Travis Head scored his third century of the Ashes series in the fifth Test at Sydney. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test … Read more

‘Battle of the Sexes’ rivals have mixed fortunes

Aryna Sabalenka hits a return to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa. Photo: AFP BRISBANE: “Battle of the Sexes” opponents Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios had markedly different starts to their seasons at the Brisbane International on Tuesday.While Sabalenka said the much-maligned exhibition had paid dividends in a straight-sets demolition of Cristina Bucsa, Kyrgios’s comeback faltered at the … Read more

CIA brief warns Maduro allies likely to hold stability after power shift

Machado asserted that Rodriguez is widely ‘rejected’ by Venezuelan people, public support lies with opposition Vice President Delcy Rodriguez attends her swearing-in ceremony as Venezuela’s interim president at the National Assembly, after the US launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 5, … Read more