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Aug 31: World in pics
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Australian batsman Ricky Ponting (R) plays a shot as Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara look during the first day of the opening cricket Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium in Galle. Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka.
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A Tahitian performer warms up the crowd as they wait for the French tean to arrive at Auckland International airport for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Local residents attempt to extinguish burning vecicles after a car bomb blast in Quetta. A car bomb exploded in a parking lot after Eid prayers, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others in the restive southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.
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A fan of the French rugby union team smiles during a welcoming ceremony after the team arrived in Auckland. The French team has arrived to prepare for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
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