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Rahim a revelation
Tigers' morale boosted
Teenager Mushfiqur Rahim, considered an outside bet before the start of the tour, continued to marvel as he made a fantastic hundred against Northamptonshire and helped Bangladesh restore their shattered
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Rain worry for BD A
The selection trial of the Bangladesh A team for their tour of England in next July is threatened by inclement weather.
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Chappell's plans for Sachin
New India coach Greg Chappell is looking forward to presenting Sachin Tendulkar with "some new challenges" in a bid to redefine his role in the team.
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Fletcher taking nothing for granted
England coach Duncan Fletcher wants his troops to concentrate on the task at hand when the first Test against Bangladesh starts on Thursday.
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French Open
Federer's missing piece
Roland Garros takes centrestage
World number one Roger Federer, a four-time Grand Slam champion, believes this will be the year when he can finally win the French Open for the first time.
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Rajib stays on top
Enamul Hossain Rajib dropped points against Abdullah Al Rakib in a battle of International Masters yesterday but maintained lead in the Open FIDE Rating Chess tournament.
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Div I Soccer
Victoria's 2nd win
Victoria Sporting Club registered their second successive victory in the First Division Football League when they blanked Wari Club 2-0 at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
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Pakistan set for big total
An explosive 30-ball 56 by opener Shahid Afridi gave Pakistan a flying start in the third and final one-day international against the West Indies at the Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia yesterday.
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Sharapova not switching to acting yet?
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova may be just 18 years old, but the blonde Russian pin-up is already dreaming of a life on the silver screen once her playing days are over.
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Women's kabaddi
Bangladesh Ansar and Azad Sporting Club won their respective matches in the Women's Kabaddi League at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex yesterday.
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Youth v'ball begins
Comilla, Faridpur, Tangail and Sherpur moved into the Group A semifinals on the opening day of the City Bank National Youth Volleyball Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
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Bright start for Mariners
Mariner Youngs Club came back from a first-half deficit to beat Usha Krira Chakra yesterday in the opening match of the Tibet Women's Handball League Super Three.
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Reeve's cocaine admission
Former England all-rounder Dermot Reeve has admitted he had a cocaine habit so severe that he has no recollection of two days' Test cricket commentary for the Channel Four team last year.
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Windies wilt again
Pakistan clinch 2nd one-dayer
Pakistan again exposed the fragility of the West Indies' batting to clinch a comfortable 40-run triumph in their second one day international.
West Indies were dismissed for 218 in 48.
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PRIMERA LIGA
Betis boost hopes
Hierro honoured
Real Betis beat Real Zaragoza 3-2 in the Spanish League on Saturday to jump two places to third which would be enough for Champions League football next season.
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Look to the future
Dennis Bergkamp gave Arsenal fans an extra reason to celebrate after their penalty shoot-out FA Cup final win against arch-rivals Manchester United by saying he'd be staying at Highbury for one more season.
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Mboma calls it a day
Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma, the 2000 African Footballer of the Year, has bid a fond farewell to Japan where his well-travelled career gathered steam and finally ended with recurring injuries.
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Wenger for life?
Arsenal are set to offer their French manager Arsene Wenger a job for life following their FA Cup final penalty shoot out triumph over Manchester United on Saturday.
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Gunners fans rub it in
There was a trade in U.S. flags on the streets of Cardiff before Saturday's FA Cup final as Arsenal supporters chanting "USA, USA, USA" jeered Manchester United fans over the Malcolm Glazer takeover.
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Pietersen's reminder
Hampshire batsman Kevin Pietersen passed the century mark against Glamorgan on Saturday to remind England selectors who left him out of the Test squad facing Bangladesh.
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Bundesliga
Schalke, Bremen in Champions League
Schalke 04 qualified for the Champions League with a 3-2 win at SC Freiburg on Saturday helping them finish runners-up behind German champions Bayern Munich.
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Kamal named BU's football chairman
Premier and National League champions Brothers Union yesterday named AY Mohammed Kamal as chairman of the club's new football committee.
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