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Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League
Rajshahi well placed
Anisur Rah-man Sanchay consolidated table toppers Rajshahi's position in the sixth round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League with a century against Chittagong yesterday.
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Your Say on Tigers Selection
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I am really disappointed with the team selection especially Khaled Mashud's exclusion without any valid reason. The selection panel should rethink about it.
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Cruciani is here
Three Argentine booters join Abahani
Former Bangladesh coach Diego Cruciani returned to Dhaka yesterday for his second stint in the country, to guide Abahani in the coming B. League.
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Lee scares Australia
Chappell-Hadlee Trophy begins today
The depleted Australian cricket side suffered a further setback Thursday on the eve of the opening match of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against New Zealand with the likely loss of an injured Brett Lee.
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Proteas win 3-1
Shaun Pollock ensured South Africa would go to the World Cup high on confidence after a masterly bowling performance routed Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers stadium
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England A in city
The practice match between visiting England A side and BCB National Cricket Academy will take place at BKSP in Savar instead of Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on February 17.
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Dreams shatterd, dreams realised
Contrasting emotions. On one side you see elation, the other side of the coin demonstrates bitter disappointment. That's what the World Cup squad means to them.
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Local Snippets
Sher-e-Bangla House were crowned champions of the Engineering University High School at the BUET ground yesterday. The winners grabbed 123 points while Rokeya House gained 121 points to finish second.
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UEFA Cup
Germans dominate
Bayer Lever-kusen earned a thrilling 3-2 victory over English Pre-miership outfit Blackburn Rovers on a night when both German clubs won their UEFA Cup last 32 first leg amtches while the British duolost.
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UEFA Cup
Bremen sound warning
Werder Bremen struck three times in the second half to seal a 3-0 win over 10-man Ajax Amsterdam in the first leg of their UEFA Cup first knockout round tie on Wednesday.
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The FA Cup
Gunners win a humdinger
Arsene Wenger hailed the "exceptional spirit" of his players after Arsenal overcame Bolton in an FA Cup epic to keep alive their triple trophy assault.
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LFP
Eto'o won't be punished
FC Barcelona's sports director Txiki Begiristain won't punish Samuel Eto'o for criticizing coach Frank Rijkaard and teammate Ronaldinho.
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UEFA Champions League
Barca chaos buoys Benitez
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his side can benefit from the row beteen three-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o and Barcelona manager Frank Rikjkaard when they face the Spanish
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Chittagong make up final 8
Chittagong became the last team to qualify for the 3rd JFA Cup final round when they edged Comilla by a solitary goal in an exciting zonal final at the Comilla Stadium.
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San Siro's orange light
Milan's San Siro Stadium will host the two Champions League games involving the two Milan sides, Valencia of Spain and Celtic of Scotland, but in front of a limited number of fans.
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Matthaeus wants Bayern job
Former Germany captain and World Cup winner Lothar Matthaeus has made clear his interest in coaching Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, his former club.
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Uefa Cup Results
Results from the UEFA Cup round of 32 first leg matches played on Wednesday:
At Lisbon
Benfica (POR) 1 (Miccoli 89) Dinamo Bucharest (ROM) 0
At Athens
AEK Athens (GRE) 0 Paris
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Cicinho on recovery road
Real Madrid defender Cicinho, who injured his right knee in September during a Spanish league match against Real Betis, resumed training on Thursday, his club said.
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Arsenal's royal party
Top English football club Arsenal will have tea with the Queen following her unavailability for the opening of their new Emirates stadium in October, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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Copa America Venezuela 2007
Tough draw for Brazil
Holders Brazil landed a tricky draw for the Copa America on Wednesday as they were thrown into Group B along with Mexico, Ecuador and Chile.
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Less friendlies for England
Steve McLaren has told his England players they have to take responsibility for their performances, British media reported on Thursday, while giving individual player advice and attempting to cut friendly
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Carrick unworried by drought
Michael Carrick has said his lack of goals for Manchester United is not a concern after netting just once for the Premiership leaders since his 18.6 million pounds pre-season move from Tottenham Hotspur.
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Kewell set for Kop exit
Australian winger Harry Kewell looks more and more likely to be the first player to leave Liverpool since the takeover of the club by American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the Times reported
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Howard seals Everton deal
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard signed Wednesday a five-year contract with Everton, for a fee reported to be in the region of 3 million pounds, having been on loan with the Goodison Park club from
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Zheng settling in
The arrival of his parents and daughter have helped China captain Zheng Zhi settle into life at Premier League club Charlton Athletic, and he hopes his loan move will be made permanent.
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City set for Mpenza deal
Manchester City are set to sign Belgium striker Emile Mpenza on a short term-deal until the end of the season with an option for a further three years, according to the player.
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Man cleared over Becks kidnap plot
A British newspaper admitted Wednesday it wrongly identified a Romanian man as involved in an alleged plot to kidnap football star David Beckham's wife Victoria and their children.
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Marquinhos forced to quit
Corinthians midfielder Marquinhos is set to leave the top Brazilian club after receiving anonymous death threats following his below-par performance in their 3-1 defeat at Sao Paulo at the weekend, Brazilian
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Diarra admits poor form
Mahamadou Diarra says he's unhappy with his level of play since joining Real Madrid from French champions Lyon at the start of the season.
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Ref abuse has dire consequences
Adelaide United coach John Kosmina will be forced to watch this weekend's A-League grand final from the stands after being handed a five-match touchline ban on Thursday for abusing a referee.
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