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TOKYO, July 21 Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a six-week high on Thursday buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen, and fresh expectations of large stimulus measures from the government lifted risk appetite.

England had never chased down such a total at Lord’s and when Jonny Bairstow was still at the crease they appeared to still have a chance but he was undone by Yasir Shah when he was two short of his half century.

Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run home run helped the Toronto Blue Jays blank the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on Friday night at Rogers Centre.

In “Pokemon Go”, launched this month, players search for digital creatures that pop up on smartphone screens as they move through real-world locations.