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  "id": 19305975,
  "title": "Starc denies knowledge of ball-tampering plot, Cricket Australia rules out new probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/starc-denies-knowledge-of-ball-tampering-plot-cricket-australia-rules",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T07:45:36.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2043494/starc-denies-knowledge-of-ball-tampering-plot-cricket-australia-rules-out-new-probe"
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  "summary": "Fast bowler Mitchell Starc denied on Tuesday any prior knowledge of Australia’s plot to tamper with the ball during the 2018 tour of South Africa, as Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg ruled out another investigation into ‘Sandpapergate’. Starc is the first of Australia’s bowlers to respond to Usman Khawaja’s assertions in his autobiography and on social media that the whole team knew of a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘People have different views’: Cricket Australia refuses to re-open sandpaper scandal investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/people-have-different-views-cricket-australia-refuses-to-re-open",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:30:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘People have different views’: Cricket Australia refuses to re-open sandpaper scandal investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/people-have-different-views-cricket-australia-refuses-to-re-open-19235360",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:30:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Cricket Australia CEO says will not open another investigation into 'Sandpapergate'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cricket-australia-ceo-says-will-not-open-another-investigation-into",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:43:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Cricket Australia CEO says will not open another investigation into 'Sandpapergate'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cricket-australia-ceo-says-will-not-open-another-investigation-into-19276463",
        "published": "2026-11-10T03:18:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Cricket Australia will not open another investigation into ‘sandpapergate’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cricket-australia-will-not-open-another-investigation-into",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Cricket Australia chief rules out reopening 'sandpapergate' probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cricket-australia-chief-rules-out-reopening-sandpapergate-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:17:56.000Z"
      }
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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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