{
  "id": 19119418,
  "title": "Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/khawaja-100-accurate-on-ball-tampering-warner-19119418",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:23:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/khawaja-100-accurate-ball-tampering-082341702.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Australia teammate David Warner has confirmed that Usman Khawaja's account of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal is 100% accurate. During the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town, Australia was found to have used sandpaper to tamper with the ball's condition. Warner and captain Steve Smith received a one-year ban, while batter Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months. Khawaja had previously claimed that the entire Australian team was aware of the sandpaper plan, despite the bowlers denying any knowledge. Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, expressed his full support for Khawaja in a recent Instagram video. He stressed that the investigation process following the incident was rushed and botched, and affirmed that no one was being targeted unfairly.",
  "summary": "Former Australia opener David Warner says that Usman Khawaja is \"100% accurate\" in his recounting of the national side's ball tampering in the 2018 series with South Africa.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/cricket-australia-responds-to-explosive-khawaja-claims-18601413",
        "published": "2026-11-06T23:57:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/cricket-australia-responds-to-explosive-khawaja-claims",
        "published": "2026-11-06T23:57:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘It was all of us’: Khawaja drops bombshell on Australia's ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/it-was-all-of-us-khawaja-drops-bombshell-on-australias-ball-tampering",
        "published": "2026-11-07T02:10:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja disputes Cricket Australia findings on 2018 ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-disputes-cricket-australia-findings-on-2018-ball",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:06:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/khawaja-100-accurate-on-ball-tampering-warner",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:23:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}