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Former greats Australia and West Indies will face-off in the second semi final of the T20 World Cup 2012

West Indies batsman Darren Bravo is confident that his side can overcome Australia in the semi-final of their World Twenty20 clash, despite facing a side which boasts the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in Shane Watson.

Former Australia batsman Ian Chappell believes the depth of the West Indies batting line-up is such that the early scalp of Chris Gayle won't necessarily dictate The Baggy greens' passage to the T20 World Cup final.

Scientists in Australia believe they have found a cluster which could contain 100 black holes.

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Hosts Sri Lanka face Pakistan, in Colombo, for the first semi final of the T20 World Cup 2012

Eight-year-old son of world's top crocodile hunter Steve Irwin follows in dad's footsteps at Queensland zoo.

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India will be looking to beat South Africa and book a spot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2012, when the two sides meet in the last of the Super Eights match in Colombo.

Pakistan face tournament favourites Australia in their do-or-die fixture in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup 2012 at Colombo.

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Fresh embarrassment for security firm after Olympics fiasco as documentary accuses it of ignoring warnings about dangerous employee.

New Zealand face West Indies in the penultimate match of Group 1 at the T20 World Cup, knowing anything less than a win will see them eliminated from the tournament

The Japanese index falls 0.83 percent as business sentiments continue to be discouraging.

India take on neighbours and arch-rivals Pakistan in their do-or-die fixture in the Super Eights of the 2012 World Twenty20 at Colombo.

In-form Australia will aim to beat rivals South Africa and book a spot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2012.

Hosts Sri Lanka face the West Indies in the two teams' second Super Eights match of the tournament

Leading Society blames negligent livestock crewmen aboard livestock cargo ships for luring great whites.

India and Australia will play each other in their opening games of the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka have beaten New Zealand in the first of the T20 World Cup 2012's Super Eight games, in dramatic fashion. The hosts edged the Kiwis in a single over eliminator after the scores were tied at 176

Australian police in Melbourne arrest 41-year-old man in connection with missing Irish woman Jill Meagher.

Five fatal great white shark attacks in 2012 prompts Western Australia to announce controversial cull.

Yoga is a trans-cultural and trans-continental phenomenon, which has nothing to do with Hinduism or any other religion

Champions England will begin the defence of their T20 World Cup title in earnest, with a Super Eight game against the West Indies

Nothing but victory will be on the minds of Sri Lanka and New Zealand as they prepare to face each other in the first Super Eight match of the 2012 World Twenty20.

London School of Economics professor who suggested abandoning northern cities regeneration programme to advise on education reforms.

McLaren have reportedly asked 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton to take a £3m a year pay cut because of financial constraints

Google Street View now offers panoramic views of the coral reefs and unseen world beneath the waves..

Three time former world champion Niki Lauda lists Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as his favourite to win the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship. The Ferrari driver disagrees

Apple sold five million iPhone 5s during its opening weekend, and more than 100 million people have updated their devices to iOS 6.