{
  "id": 18810054,
  "title": "Australian cricketer Khawaja disputes findings in 2018 ball-tampering probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/australian-cricketer-khawaja-disputes-findings-in-2018-ball-tampering",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T23:04:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1578325/australian-cricketer-khawaja-disputes-findings-in-2018-ball-tampering-probe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja said in a new autobiography excerpted on Saturday that discussions about ball-tampering during Australia’s 2018 tour of South Africa were more widespread within the team than Cricket Australia’s investigation found. The “Sandpapergate” scandal over Australia’s scuffing of the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 Test in Cape Town sparked […]",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball-tampering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-claims-entire-australia-team-knew-about-sandpaper-ball",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:52:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Why Usman Khawaja’s meeting with Anthony Albanese got ‘heated’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/why-usman-khawajas-meeting-with-anthony-albanese-got-heated",
        "published": "2026-11-07T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Why Usman Khawaja’s meeting with Anthony Albanese got ‘heated’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/why-usman-khawajas-meeting-with-anthony-albanese-got-heated-18759900",
        "published": "2026-11-07T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}