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  "id": 18651805,
  "title": "Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about 2018 ball-tampering scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/khawaja-claims-entire-australia-team-knew-about-2018-ball-tampering",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:46:54.000Z",
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  "summary": "The 'Sandpapergate' scandal saw Australia scuffing the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test in Cape Town.",
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Whole Australia team knew of sandpaper use - Khawaja",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/whole-australia-team-knew-of-sandpaper-use-khawaja",
        "published": "2026-11-06T22:06:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja reveals ‘all of us’ involved in 2018 Australia sandpaper ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-reveals-all-of-us-involved-in-2018-australia-sandpaper",
        "published": "2026-11-07T00:58:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja disputes findings in 2018 ball-tampering probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/australian-cricketer-usman-khawaja-disputes-findings-in-2018-ball",
        "published": "2026-11-07T01:34:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Australia's Khawaja claims entire team knew about 'Sandpapergate'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/australias-khawaja-claims-entire-team-knew-about-sandpapergate",
        "published": "2026-11-07T02:43:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Lehmann says 'everyone' was ball tampering globally, denies Khawaja's sandpaper claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/lehmann-says-everyone-was-ball-tampering-globally-denies-khawajas",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:49:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Australia's Khawaja claims entire team knew about 'Sandpapergate'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/australias-khawaja-claims-entire-team-knew-about-sandpapergate-18653464",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:21:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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