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India were thrashed by South Africa in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Ahmedabad. AFP

Are India in danger of being knocked out of T20 World Cup?

Record loss in Super Eight stage has damaged defending champions' chances of qualification for semi-finals

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  • Race winner and UAE Team Emirates rider Isaac del Toro Romero celebrates on the podium after the seventh and final stage of the UAE Tour cycling event from Zayed National Museum to Abu Dhabi Breakwater in Abu Dhabi on February 22, 2026. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
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    Rising star Del Toro clinches UAE Tour title in Abu Dhabi

  • The Gaza reconstruction plan is shown on a screen during the Board of Peace meeting at the Donald J Trump US Institute of Peace in Washington, US. EPA

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