Vol. 5 Num 234 Tue. January 18, 2005    
 
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CityCell Zimbabwe Tour of Bangladesh 2004-05
Safety first, says Bashar
Captain Habi-bul Bashar was optimistically looking at secu-ring a draw on the final day of the second and final Test to give Bangladesh a maiden series victory.
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CityCell Zimbabwe Tour of Bangladesh 2004-05
Spinning past records
When he bowls records roll, qui-pped an enthusiastic cricket fan after young left-arm spinner Enamul Haque had just dismissed another Zimbabwe batsman on the fourth day of the second Test at the Bangabandhu
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Premier cricket ends
Biman secure fourth place
The Green Delta Premier Division Cricket League ended yesterday with Brothers Union defeating Bangladesh Biman by 40 runs in one of the three matches on the day.
 
BD-Zim fifth ODI to be a day match
The fifth and final one-day international between Bangladesh and the visiting Zimbabwe will be a day match instead of the previously scheduled day-night affair.
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Matthew after Marcus
Matthew Hoggard took the first five South African wickets to give England a chance of winning the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium here on Monday.
 
VB Series
Afridi unlikely to go up
Big-hitting Shahid Afridi, who set Pakistan's innings ablaze in their match against Australia, won't be moved up the batting order for Wednesday's triangular VB Series limited-overs clash with the West
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Australian Open
Federer, Serena breeze thru'
World number one Roger Federer and women's favourite Serena Williams led the way into the Australian Open second round Monday as Spanish star Carlos Moya tumbled out in a shock defeat.
 
England win fourth Test
Seamer Matthew Hoggard took seven wickets for the first time in his career as England beat South Africa by 77 runs in a dramatic finale to the fourth Test at the Wanderers on Monday.
 
MSC win tsunami charity in Tripura
Mohammedan Sporting Club thrashed Tripura Eleven 4-0 in a charity football match at the Umakanta Stadium in Agartala, India yesterday.
 
Spearman in the World XI squad
Former New Zealand Test batsman Craig Spearman has been added to the World XI for the one-day series against the Black Caps beginning on January 22.
 
ACC in venue dilemma
Asian cricket chiefs were Monday exploring alternative venues for next month's one-day international for tsunami victims following the Indian government's silence on whether proceeds from the game would
 
Kuznetsova denies doping claim
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, one of three players at the centre of doping allegations, says she is not a drug cheat and is angry at the Belgian authorities who inadvertently pointed the finger
 
Pepsi volleyball
Azad Sporting Club defeated Bridge Road 3-1 while Sunrise Sporting Club blanked Lenin Smrity Sangsad 3-0 in the Pepsi Volleyball League matches at the Gaibandha Stadium yesterday.
 
ERRATUM
In our yesterday's lead picture caption it was inadvertently written that Khaled Mashud was taking a catch at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium. It should have been at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Primera Liga
Eto'o bails Barca out
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o atoned for missing an early penalty by grabbing a late winner to give his side an agonising 1-0 win over 10-man Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Sunday.
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Serie A
Zola makes Milan happy
Juventus saw their lead at the top of Serie A cut to two points after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Cagliari and closest rivals AC Milan beat Udinese 3-1.
 
Premiership
Ferguson gets Everton a point
Duncan Ferguson stepped off the bench to spark an Everton revival as they claimed a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday.
 
FA Cup Preview
Exeter miracle part two?
Manchester United taste the extremes of English football this week when, four days after beating Liverpool at Anfield, they travel to Devon for their FA Cup third round replay with minor league Exeter
 
Tiger Cup Singapore's
Singapore beat Indonesia 2-1 on Sunday to win the Tiger Cup 5-2 on aggregate and crown themselves kings of south east Asia for the second time.
 
A sad day in Valencia
Valencia defender Marco Caneira withdrew from his side's Primera Liga game at Osasuna after his young daughter died on Sunday.
 
FA bans mystery booter
An unidentified player has been banned for six months by the Football Association (FA) after twice testing positive for cocaine use, according to UK Sport.
 
South African star arrested
Former South Africa World Cup hero Philemon Masinga was arrested at the weekend for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.
 

 
   
 
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