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HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 02: Ben Sears of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Mohammad Wasim of Pakiston during game two of the Men's ODI series between New Zealand and Pakistan at Seddon Park, on April 02, 2025, in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

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A Saudi driver drives his car up a dune in the Quseiba area, in the Az Zulfi desert on February 22, 2025. Every year through the end of April, droves of people flock to Zulfi, more than 200 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, where adrenaline-seeking motorists drive superpowered cars across steep dunes. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

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