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Hungarian-born Geva, her older sister and her mother all endured the “final solution,” shunted between various concentration and work camps until they were liberated by American troops while on a forced death march weeks before the war ended. At Auschwitz, the trio made it through multiple “selections”—in which Nazi soldiers decided who would be put to work and who would be put to death in the gas chambers. Noticing that those deemed too young were being separated from the older women, Geva’s mother used a scarf to make her youngest daughter—then around 14—look older....

Stokes, 26, is England’s vice captain and one of their most important players, but his participation in next month’s Ashes series against Australia has been thrown into doubt after he was released under investigation following the incident. Smith would not be drawn, however, on whether Stokes should be banned from playing in the series. “Whether he comes or not, that’s out of our control,” Smith told ABC Grandstand in his first public comments on Stokes’ situation....

Australia were making their way back to their hotel after an eight-wicket victory at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati when Finch says the incident occurred. The opener tweeted a photo of a broken window from inside the vehicle with the caption: “Pretty scary having a rock thrown through the team bus window on the way back to the hotel!!” Australia were involved in a similar incident after the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong last month and were given stiffer security as a result....

Lehmann reported a swollen left calf to the team’s medical staff ahead of the fifth One-Day International (ODI) against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground and was immediately referred for a scan that revealed the issue. The former Australia batsman was admitted to the Royal Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney for observation overnight during the India innings in Saturday’s match and will receive treatment for the condition. “DVT is not an uncommon condition and it is important to diagnose it early so that it can be safely managed,” Cricket Australia’s chief medical officer John Orchard was quoted as saying in a release....

Australia cruised to a 19-run victory in a rain-affected T20 tri-series final with New Zealand today to claim the world number one ranking in the shortest form of the game for the first time. New Zealand struggled to 150 for nine after electing to bat first at Auckland’s Eden Park but failing to repeat the pyrotechnics that saw them score 243 against Australia at the same ground last Friday....

Australian cricket has been left reeling after Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft oversaw a plot to deliberately tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa. Axed captain Smith and vice-captain Warner will serve 12-month bans from all international and Australian domestic cricket, while Bancroft has been hit with a nine-month suspension for their roles in the pre-meditated plan which saw the latter attempt to alter the condition of the ball in Cape Town on Saturday....

The new rules, which have been confirmed by the AOC, apply to all team members selected for future Olympics and Youth Olympics during the Games’ period, reports Xinhua. Under the new rules, team members are not permitted in the Olympic Village or other designated team locations if they are drunk and behaving in inappropriate ways. The AOC says the conduct, which may be inappropriate or disruptive to others, includes: being disorderly, aggressive, using offensive language, swaying, talking in a loud or boisterous manner, annoying fellow team members and others, or any conduct deemed by the Chef de Mission to be “inconsistent with the standards expected” of an Australian Olympic team member....

The Pat Cummins-led side displaced New Zealand from the No. 1 spot, while India, who were second, moved down a spot to third. New Zealand were on top of the table, but a 1-1 draw at home against Bangladesh saw them slip down to second. New Zealand came back strong from defeat in the first match with a win by an innings and 117 runs in the second match....

The Jordan Football Association expressed outrage after Hamad, an Iraqi, was held in a small room for four hours on his arrival Wednesday along with other members of the delegation. “Jordan Football Association strongly rejects the Australian authority’s actions in Melbourne airport on Wednesday regarding Adnan Hamad,” a statement said. JFA general secretary Khalil Al Salem demanded an official explanation from Australia, which is due to host the 2015 Asian Cup, and said he would contact FIFA about the matter....

While releasing Australia’s international playing schedule today, CA Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said his Board is in discussions with the BCCI to convince them to play a day-night Test in Adelaide. “It is our preference that we play India in a day-night test match in Adelaide, but we are still working through this detail and hope to have an answer on this in the coming weeks,” Sutherland said in a media release....

The Aussies had a long winning streak of seven matches from 1973 to 1988 against the Kiwis. It was only in the 1993 World Cup that New Zealand were able to win their first match against Australia. The two teams met twice in the final of the tournament, with both teams winning one match apiece. Let us now look at some of the key stats in matches between these two teams at the World Cup....

As News.com.au reported, the rural and regional areas of eastern Australia have been hit with an uncontrollable boom in the population of mice over the past six months—and as of late last week, Rebekah Ward and her family are their newest victims. Ward had just returned to her home in Gwabegar, a small town in New South Wales (NSW), on Friday when she saw that the house had been overtaken by a massive blaze....

The Gabon international was allowed to leave on a free by Arsenal in January after being stripped of the captaincy in north London. He has made a rapid impact at Barca, with his arrival coinciding with an upturn in the club’s fortunes over the past two months. MORE: Could Barcelona sign Mo Salah? It’s a stark contrast from how life at Arsenal ended, stripped of the captaincy and banished from the first team before a winter sale ended his time at The Emirates....

The Borussia Dortmund forward revealed that he would be interested in moving to La Liga following speculation that Zinedine Zidane’s side are eager to bring the Bundesliga’s top scorer to Spain. Real Madrid back in for big names Schuster, who won two league titles with Madrid, has backed the Gabon international to be a success at the club, but feels that he could find it difficult to break into the starting XI....

Pep not ready to go defensive Aubameyang scored the game’s only goal in the 14th minute to see Dortmund to an unconvincing win on Friday. The Gabon international was delighted with a crucial win, which was his side’s fifth outing already in March. “It is much more important that we won. I’m glad I could help the team with this goal,” Aubameyang said, via the club’s website. “The goal itself was not so easy… but everything has gone well....

The Crimson Tide took the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings away from Mississippi State two weeks ago in a 25-20 victory. However, they failed to beat the spread as 9-point home favorites to snap a streak of seven straight covers against SEC opponents at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Line: Alabama -9, Total: 54 Line movement: Alabama opened as an 8.5-point home favorite at The Wynn on Sunday and has moved up slightly to -9 at that book, while others dealt -9....

Auburn is hoping they also get more picks. In a show of solidarity, the Tigers’ defensive backs have dyed their tips blonde, reports AL.com’s Brandon Marcello. It’s nothing new. Rappers and R&B singers in the late 80s and early 90s (Remember Tony Terry?) popularized the style first, golding out the top of their high-top fades. Auburn’s secondary is bringing it back in hopes it won’t miss a beat after losing three key contributors from last year’s squad....