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India promise 'hard, hard cricket'
Indian captain Rahul Dravid and new cricket manager Ravi Shastri were in contrasting moods while making on-arrival remarks yesterday over the Bangladesh series, which has got special attention following
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Consistency on his mind
Mohammad Ashraful was dismissed for a first-ball duck but thankfully in a practice match on Sunday at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. He was a run-out victim.
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Oldham youths in town
The young footballers of Oldham Athletic, who arrived in Dhaka yesterday to play three exhibition matches, will have to deal with a very hot summer during their stay in Bangladesh.
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Tickets go slow
Despite huge enthusiasm about Bangladesh's coming home series against India, the first day's response of ticket selling was not satisfactory.
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Murali has no retirement plan
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralidaran said he intended to play Test and one-day cricket for at least another two years.
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Lanka cry foul over Gilly ploy
Sri Lanka believes Adam Gilchrist's use of a squash ball as a batting aid in the World Cup final was "unethical" and may take the matter up with world cricket chiefs, officials said Monday.
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New faces on Pak team
Pakistan Monday named two uncapped players in a 16-man squad for their three-match series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi later this month, aiming for a fresh start after a disastrous World Cup campaign.
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Henin lifts Warsaw title
Justine Henin claimed her third title of the year on Monday when she beat Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 6-3 in the rain-delayed final of the Warsaw Cup.
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Novak triumphs in Estoril
Serb Novak Djokovic rode a rollercoaster to his third title of the season as he outlasted Richard Gasquet 7-6 (9/7), 0-6, 6-1 to win the Estoril Open on Sunday.
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Stoner rules in China
Sensational Casey Stoner powered his Ducati MotoGP to victory in the Grand Prix of China here Sunday, coming out on top of a fierce dogfight with seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi.
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LFP
Real prevail in a thriller
Real Madrid took over from Sevilla as the nearest rivals to league leaders Barcelona when they beat their fellow championship contenders 3-2 in a thrilling game on Sunday.
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Barclays English Premier League
The Ferguson masterplan
Sir Alex Ferguson rarely allows himself to dwell on his success.
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2006-07 Timeline
How the 2006/07 English Premiership season unfolded: AUGUST: Having sold their main goalscorer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United kicked off the season with most pundits suggesting they
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Flower named as assistant to Moores
Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Andy Flower is to be Peter Moores's new assistant coach with the England national side in place of Matthew Maynard.
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Roeder steps down
Newcastle United confirmed on Monday that coach Glenn Roeder has resigned and the club has started the search for his successor.
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Maradona released from rehab clinic
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been released from a Buenos Aires rehab clinic after a more than two-week stay for for alcohol abuse, media here reported, quoting his personal physician.
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Costacurta to assist Ancelotti
Veteran defender Alessandro Costacurta has been appointed assistant to AC Milan's head coach Carlo Ancelotti, the Champions League finalists confirmed on Monday.
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Bundes Liga
Bremen ride on Rosenberg
Werder Bremen thrashed 10-man Hertha Berlin 4-1 here on Sunday to keep alive their faint hopes of winning the German league title though that would require both Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart to slip up.
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Hammam slams 'disrespectful' MU
AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam on Monday launched a stinging attack on Manchester United, calling them "disrespectful" and demanding they cancel their Asian tour.
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Barclays English Premier League
C'Ron assured of greatness
By the time Carlos Queiroz left a secluded restaurant in Madeira and stepped into the searing afternoon heat last July, Manchester United's return to the pinnacle of English football was back on course.
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LFP
Card-happy Beckham
Observers will be closely watching the outcome of this week's meeting of the Spanish football federation's competitions committee after David Beckham was booked again on Sunday.
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Ball in trouble
Manchester City's Michael Ball is under investigation by the English Football Association (FA) for stamping on Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo and a disciplinary hearing is likely to take place
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