US President Donald Trump points at Vice President JD Vance's socks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the White House. Reuters
US President Donald Trump points at Vice President JD Vance's socks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the White House. Reuters
Mount Kenya at night. AFP
Mount Kenya at night. AFP
A far-right protest against the Constitutional Court in Seoul. Reuters
A far-right protest against the Constitutional Court in Seoul. Reuters
A police officer sprays a demonstrator against Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. Reuters
A police officer sprays a demonstrator against Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. Reuters
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral service for civil rights leader Hazel Dukes in Harlem. Reuters
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral service for civil rights leader Hazel Dukes in Harlem. Reuters
Horses on a snow-covered hill in Argalant, central Mongolia. AFP
Horses on a snow-covered hill in Argalant, central Mongolia. AFP
Tourists from India at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
Tourists from India at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
A Thai Buddhist monk performs a religious rite to mark National Elephant Day at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
A Thai Buddhist monk performs a religious rite to mark National Elephant Day at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
Jockeys and their horses compete in the Cheltenham Festival in England. AFP
Jockeys and their horses compete in the Cheltenham Festival in England. AFP
An injured train passenger after an ambush by armed militants in Mach, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. AFP
An injured train passenger after an ambush by armed militants in Mach, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. AFP
Camel herder Ogaim Suhail in Marib, Yemen. Reuters
Camel herder Ogaim Suhail in Marib, Yemen. Reuters
A dervish during a religious performance to mark Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo. AP
A dervish during a religious performance to mark Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo. AP

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Stoke City v Tottenham

Brentford v Newcastle United

Arsenal v Manchester City

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All ties are to be played the week commencing December 21.

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Toss India, chose to bat

India 281-7 in 50 ov (Pandya 83, Dhoni 79; Coulter-Nile 3-44)

Australia 137-9 in 21 ov (Maxwell 39, Warner 25; Chahal 3-30)

India won by 26 runs on Duckworth-Lewis Method

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