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  "id": 3472659,
  "title": "Three franchises sold as Afghanistan Premier League unveil official trophy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/three-franchises-sold-as-afghanistan-premier-league-unveil-official",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/three-franchises-sold-as-afghanistan-premier-league-unveil-official-trophy-1.500652758"
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  "summary": "The Afghanistan Premier League T20 (APL T20) has unveiled three of its inaugural franchises and its official trophy ahead of the league’s return later this year. One star-studded night in Dubai! ICC Associate Members Director/ECB General Secretary Mubashshir Usmani and ECB Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmad were amongst the dignitaries present at the trophy unveiling and franchises launch of…",
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        "title": "High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/high-quality-low-risk-record-number-of-japanese-in-premier-league-3424926",
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