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As he often does. so, how does he deal with the constant pressure to win and the attention and demands that comes with it? what i call it is the gift and the curse. you know, you have the gift of going out there and performing in front of so many people, and the accolades when you win, presidents want to meet you and all the stuff, yeah? but then on the flip side, there s a whole heap of stuff you didn t expect that you re not prepared for that comes with it. people don t train you for the mental capacity of what it s going to take to get on the top of your game. anthonyjoshua cut a lean and powerfulfigure as he weighed in earlier, but in his opponent, he is aware he is up against a man who can derail his plans to become the undisputed shipping of the world. ade adedoyin, bbc news, london. warwickshire are cricket s county champions for the first time in nine years. they had to beat somerset today to pip lancashire to the title, and three wickets from craig miles helped take them to ....
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An explosion, i picked up brain and human flesh from the ground. america s latest deadly blunder shows how dangerous its drone strategy can be for civilians. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kabul. in the last few minutes, the kent spitfires have been crowned cricket s t20 blast champions. they beat sussex in the semi finals, before going on to defeat somerset in the final. adam wild has been watching a dramatic day s play, at edgbaston. this was cricket s longest day four teams, three matches, two finalists. now to find one winner. a countdown that had begun in the morning. somerset pulling off a semifinal victory as spectacular as, at times, it seemed unlikely. that was before kent bludgeoned their way through the afternoon to join them. the evening showpiece, then, a test of stamina in the stands, as well as out in the middle. ....
Kent, the first to take aim, the bat of daniel bell drummond getting things moving. the fall of wickets, though, in quick succession stalling that progress, at least for a moment. a big finish, that s what kent needed. that is precisely whatjordan cox provided, passing 50 with another magnificent stroke. 168, the target set for somerset. so how would they respond? well, will smeed was going for it. the crowd really enjoying it. no one, it seems, more than him. if that catch was impressive, just watch this. cox on the boundary somehow keeping the ball in play and back to a team mate. that s unbelievable. kent brilliant even a final six couldn t get somerset close enough. cricket s longest day belongs to kent. adam wild, bbc news. that s it. from me and the team, have a very good night. ....