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Lionel Messi may be making his case as soccer's greatest of all time with a stunning World Cup run so far, but in Kansas City another Messi, a goat, is winning fans by munching weeds
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A key road named after US President Donald Trump in India's opposition-ruled tech hub of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party, which dismissed the move as "hypocrisy."US-India ties have deteriorated
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England's Ben Stokes during practice ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham, Britain. (Reuters) England's returning captain Ben Stokes said his focus is solely on winning the series-deciding Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge after a tumultuous fortnight in which he was left out after he and bowler Gus Atkinson broke a team curfew. Stokes was cleared to resume in his role on Sunday following investigations by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Cricket Regulator into an incident in a nightclub on June 8 after England beat New Zealand at Lord's to go 1-0 ahead. In his absence England suffered a heavy defeat at The Oval with batsman and former skipper Joe Root as stand-in captain. Addressing the media ahead of the third Test, Stokes said he was concentrating on securing a series win, and played down any cooling of his relationship with head coach Brendon McCullum."There's been a lot going on, there's no hiding away from that," Stokes, who took over from Root as captain in 2022, said."This has been something that has happened and has obviously taken a lot of attention away from the series. But I want to make sure that my focus is where it needs to be."I'm here as captain of this team and all I'm trying to do is get a team focused on winning the series this week." APOLOGIES CONVEYEDStokes said he had apologised to his team mates for the distractions the investigation had caused."You need to be big enough and man enough to take that upon your shoulders, and look everyone who it has affected in the eye and apologise the way you need to apologise," he said."That is something that I did. It affects more than just myself. It affects a lot of people. It affected Joe Root, the squad, the people outside the playing environment. It no doubt had an effect on lads who were making their debut."Stokes and Atkinson were both given written warnings over their conduct after being found to have breached 'contractual obligations' although both were found blameless in a nightclub incident involving a Saracens rugby player.Much has been made of Stokes's relationship with McCullum. BAZBALL STYLE SINCE 2022 The pair have been responsible for England's attacking so-called "Bazball" style since 2022, although results have deteriorated with England losing six of their last eight Tests."There's been a big misconception around this with me and Brendon," Stokes said, denying suggestions they had drifted apart. "Obviously we have a professional relationship in terms of Brendon being head coach and me being captain, but then away from that we genuinely are very good mates."We've built a rapport and a relationship and we've been through some testing times, we've been through some great times and do we agree on everything? Absolutely not. Do we have discussions around things? Absolutely."Not agreeing on everything shouldn't be seen as a divide between Brendon and me." SYMPATHY FOR ROOTStokes also expressed sympathy for Root after some of his tactics were criticised in the 253-run loss in the second Test."To see him stand up and take that responsibility on last week, showed a lot about his character," Stokes said."For me as his friend, it was hard to see the reaction that he got and for me that's something that hurt."Stokes, along with the also-recalled Atkinson, will now aim to get England back on track at Trent Bridge."Right now my focus is on the team and on the series. We are one-all in a three-match series, this week is massive for this team regardless of what's going on," he said. Related Story
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The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on Wednesday with the mercury rising to 36.1˚C in southern England, breaking the previous record of 35.6˚C set in 1976.It is the second month in a row
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Saeed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has stated that Dubai’s electricity and water systems are subjected to 3,000 cyberattacks daily but they are countered 100 per cent,
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Dubai-based Internationally recognised Asian singer and artist Sonia Majeed becomes the first Asian singer to adopt famous film star elephant Lakshmi at Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF), Sri Lanka, celebrating a unique connection between art, compassion
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