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Openers wanted
Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore once sprang a surprise in one-day cricket that not only revolutionised the game but also played the integral part in Sri Lanka's astonishing 1996 World Cup triumph.
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Beximco light up final day CCL transfers end
Defending champions Beximco sounded a stern warning to their competitors after roping in several star names on the final day of the players' transfers of this year's Corporate Cricket League (CCL) atthe
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BCB shortlists nominations for awards
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday shortlisted the nominees for the Bangladesh Cricket Awards 2005-06 which will be held at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Conference Centre on Wednesday.
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Germans Retain WC
Hosts Germany fought back from 3-1 down to beat Olympic champions Australia 4-3 and retain their men's field hockey World Cup title here on Sunday.
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Hussey all set to lead
Michael Hussey will lead Australia against the West Indies on Monday chanting the mantra 'rain rain go away' as the weather threatens to derail the DLF Cup tri-series here.
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Rain shifts 2nd ODI
Consistently heavy rain forced the cancellation of the second one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe at East London on Sunday.
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Watch McGrath & learn: Dravid
India captain Rahul Dravid has told his young bowlers that if they want to make the grade they need to watch and learn from Australia's Glenn McGrath.
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England stars' anxious hours
Injured England stars Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones will find out on Wednesday if they have gained central contracts for the next 12 months.
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Svetlana's Bali treble
Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame ill will after striking opponent Marion Bartoli on the arm with a ball during warmup on the way to a title hattrick at the Wismilak International on Sunday.
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WI wait on Collymore
West Indies are sweating on the fitness of fast bowler Corey Collymore ahead of Monday's tri-series one-day international against Australia.
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Richards' dream run on
American sprinter Sanya Richards continued her dream year with an astonishing win in the women's 400m in a time of 48.70sec at the World Cup here on Saturday.
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BARCLAYS English Premier League
Chelsea brave out fiery Reds
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba's superb strike secured a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but the success was marred by the dismissal of Michael Ballack.
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Bundes Liga
Big guns tumble
It was the day of the underdog in the Bundesliga as last season's top three Bay-ern Munich, Werder Bremen and SV Hamburg all tasted shock defeats on Saturday.
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New controversy in Italian football
The head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Guido Rossi, has been drawn into a row about a conflict of interests after accepting a second job as president of the company that sponsors Serie Aand
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SERIE A
Inter let off the hook
Inter Milan were left thanking a late own goal for a share of the points after a 1-1 draw at home to Sampdoria in Italy's Serie A on Saturday.
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Sunnydale win boys' mini handball title
Sunnydale clinched the Sunnydale-Bexi Fabrics Mini Handball (boys') tournament with an exciting 14-12 victory against BAF Shaheen School in yesterday morning's final.
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Hingis, Mirza's time to prove
Former world number one Martina Hingis and Indian star Sania Mirza have been drawn to meet in the semifinals of the 175,000-dollar WTA tournament starting here on Monday.
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Tanima has the last laugh
Tanima Parveen lifted the Begum Laila Alam Women's FIDE Rating Chess title yesterday despite losing her last round game to International Woman Master Rani Hamid at the BCF hall-room.
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Jamal inspires Wanderers
Wari Club crashed to their first defeat in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League when they went down to Dhaka Wanderers by a solitary goal at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium
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Army champs in office b'ball
Bangladesh Army emerged unbeaten champions in the Office Basketball League beating Bangladesh Navy 63-59 in a keenly contested final at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.
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Marcos claims maiden title
Marcos Baghdatis claimed the first title of his fast-rising career Sunday after a 6-4, 6-0 thrashing of Croatian Mario Ancic in the final of the China Open.
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Henin powers Belgium
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-5 here on Sunday to give Belgium a 2-1 lead in the Fed Cup final against Italy. It was the second win of the final for the world No.
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Women's football semis tomorrow
Dhaka shared points with Khagrachhari in goalless draw yesterday's inaugural Inter-district Women's Football Tournament at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex.
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Juve enjoy first win
Juventus beat Vicenza 2-1 in an Italian second division match on Saturday in their first match at the renovated Turin Olympic stadium through goals from David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero.
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Hargreaves out with broken leg
England international midfielder Owen Hargreaves has confirmed that he sustained a broken leg playing for his club side Bayern Munich on Saturday.
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
Lyon back on top
French champions Lyon continued their merciless march through opposition teams with a convincing 3-1 away win at Lorient on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Foster frustrates Villa
Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster produced a superb display to earn his side a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Southgate plays for Woodgate
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is backing Jonathan Woodgate for an England recall after watching the on-loan Real Madrid defender bring stability to his side's defence.
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LFP
Capdevila punishes wayward Villarreal
Two goals from Deportivo La Coruna defender Joan Capdevila condemned mis-firing Villarreal to a 2-0 away defeat in the Primera Liga on Saturday.
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Pagliuca breaks Zoff's record
Gianluca Pagliuca set a new record for Serie A appearances for a goalkeeper when he started for Ascoli against Messina on Sunday.
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