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• Ruth Strauss dies aged 46 as a result of rare lung cancer

  29-12-2018 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ruth Strauss, the wife of former England captain and director of cricket Andrew Strauss, dies at the age of 46.
  
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• Ruth Strauss, wife of former cricketer Andrew, dies aged 46

  29-12-2018 14:50
  Former England captain left cricket board role when wife was diagnosed with rare cancerRuth Strauss, the wife of the former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died aged 46 after suffering from a rare form of lung cancer.“It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer,” said Andrew Strauss in a statement released via the England and Wales Cricket Board on Saturday. “Sam, Luca and I will
  
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• Former England captain Cook knighted in honours list

  29-12-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England cricket captain Alastair Cook and ex-England rugby union captain Bill Beaumont are knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
  
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• Australia v India: Boxing Day Test, day four - as it happened

  29-12-2018 08:59
  India on the brink of victory in the Boxing Day TestAustralia 258-8 chasing 399 to winPat Cummins unbeaten on 61 after earlier taking six wickets 7.59am GMTRelated: Pat Cummins leads tail as Australia hang on until final day against India7.28am GMT If ever one individual didn’t deserve to be on the losing side in a Test match it is Pat Cummins here at the MCG. India continued their procession towards a series lead and a comprehensive Boxing Day Test victory but Australia’s inevitable
  
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• Pat Cummins leads tail as Australia hang on until final day against India

  29-12-2018 08:54
  India 443-7 decl. & 106-8 decl. lead Australia 151 & 258-8Pat Cummins hits first half century from an Australian batsmanPat Cummins has pushed the third Test into a fifth day but India are on the cusp of retaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Melbourne, where Australia will resume at 8-258 in pursuit of 399.Jasprit Bumrah, enjoying the most productive Test in Australia by an Indian paceman, continued to create carnage as the tourists powered towards a 2-1 series lead at the MCG. Related
  
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• Five Get Inspired stories from 2018 - including the Lord's Taverners coach

  29-12-2018 08:43 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Get Inspired catches up with the people behind five of our favourite stories of the year as they reflect on the past 12 months, their best memories and plans for 2019.
  
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• Cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother Arsalan arrested again

  29-12-2018 00:35
  Police say Arsalan attempted to contact a witness in breach of his bail conditionsArsalan Tariq Khawaja, the brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja, is back behind bars after police say he attempted to contact a witness, allegedly breaching his bail conditions.Khawaja, who allegedly tried to frame a colleague as a terrorist, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly contacting the brother of a woman called “witness A” to persuade her to provide false evidence, or withhold evide
  
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• Australia v India: Boxing Day Test, day four - live!

  29-12-2018 00:18
  Live updates from day four of the third Test at the MCGJoin the conversation: via email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 11.18pm GMT Remember you can email me or hit me up on Twitter if you want to send a question or comment or contribution to the Grand Old OBO. Here’s one from SH:
  “Morning greetings, Geoff. I wanted to ask: what did you make of not enforcing the follow-on? With 67 overs in the first innings, surely workload wasn’t an issue. Do India not think they’re capable of
  
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