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grameenphone ODI SERIES
Blame it on Bashar
Without any doubt, Bangladesh badly missed their main bowling weapon Mashrafe Bin Mortaza to repeat their World Cup success against India in yesterday's match at Mirpur.
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Shakib's quiet brilliance
While Javed Omar's coup de grace was a statement to the cricket fans, Shakib Al Hassan just went about his business out in the middle, batting like a hardcore professional.
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Pakistan keen on Whatmore
Pakistani cricket authorities are interested in hiring outgoing Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore as a replacement for the late Bob Woolmer, an official said Thursday.
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Mashrafe boost for Tigers
The absence of pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was one of the main causes of Bangladesh's five-wicket defeat against India in the first one-dayer.
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Oldham hold Bangladesh U-23s
Oldham Athletic gave up an early lead to draw their second exhibition match 1-1 against Bangladesh national under-23 team yesterday.
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Woolmer murder suspect could be named soon
A suspect in Bob Woolmer's murder may be named after a high-level meeting between the officials of Jamaican Police and Scotland Yard in London on Thursday, according to a newspaper report.
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SL drop Atapattu
Veteran batsman Marvan Atapattu has been omitted from the 15-man Sri Lanka squad for the three-match one-day international series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, officials said.
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Govt may intervene
Aussies could be stopped from touring Zim
The Australian government is investigating how it can stop the national cricket team from touring Zimbabwe in September, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said here Thursday.
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Proteas pair to stay
Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith, the South Africa coach and captain, have had their contracts renewed by the South Africa board today for a further two years.
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Sarwan to start afresh
Ramnaresh Sarwan believes the tour of England is the perfect opportunity for West Indies to launch a new era.
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Sammy wants WI Test place
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy has his sights set on making his Test debut in the series against England.
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Cork wants Flintoff as captain
Andrew Flintoff is the man to replace the injured Michael Vaughan as England captain against West Indies at Lord's next week, according to Dominic Cork.
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Anderson under pressure
Lancashire's James Anderson is hoping to play his first Test on home soil since August 2004, but knows he is not guaranteed a starting place at Lord's.
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B. League
Brothers ride on Junior treble
Elijah Junior slammed a hattrick as Brothers Union brushed aside basement side Rahmatganj 6-2 in both sides' ultimate first-leg match in the B. League yesterday.
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Coppa Italia
Roma hit Inter for six
Inter Milan's hopes of lifting the Italian Cup for the third consecutive year were dealt a potentially fatal blow after they were thrashed 6-2 by Roma in the first leg here on Wednesday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Battle of Pride Ends in Stalemate
United, Chelsea exchange fire
Manchester United emerged with a 0-0 draw from a bad-tempered clash against Chelsea on Wednesday that could have ended with both sides down to 10 men.
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Schumacher to make F1 return
Michael Schumacher will make his first appearance at a Formula One race since his retirement last season at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, it was revealed on Thursday.
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Vaughan awaits good news
England captain Michael Vaughan could yet play in the first Test against the West Indies despite a broken finger, says Yorkshire chief Martyn Moxon.
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CA to honour indigenous team
Australian cricket said Thursday it would formally recognise the 139th anniversary of its first-ever touring side, the indigenous team that travelled to England in 1868.
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Petrova into Berlin qtrs
Defending champion Nadia Petrova made light work of reaching the quarterfinals of Berlin's WTA tournament as the weather put a dampener on Thursday's battles to reach the last eight.
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Women's star Newton quits
England women's cricket vice-captain, Laura Newton, will retire from the game immediately, it has been announced. The 29-year-old said: "It has been an extremely difficult decision.
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Klose clean on conscience
German striker Miroslav Klose insisted on Wednesday he was not to blame for Werder Bremen's UEFA Cup exit after being linked with a move to Bayern Munich.
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Barclays English Premier League
Mourinho pours scorn on Poll
Jose Mourinho launched a bitter attack on Graham Poll after being infuriated by the referee's decisions during Chelsea's bad-tempered goalless draw against Manchester United.
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Barclays English Premier League
Owen future in doubt
The chances of Michael Owen still being a Newcastle player at the start of next season appear to have been reduced after a scathing outburst by Freddy Shepherd, the Magpies chairman.
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Federer shocked out of Rome
World number one and top seed Roger Federer was sensationally knocked out in the third round of the Rome Masters by Filippo Volandri on Thursday.
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Championnat De Football Professionnel
Nantes relegated
Nantes, who had played 44 consecutive seasons in the French first division, were relegated on Wednesday night even though they won 1-0 at Bordeaux.
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Besiktas win Turkish Cup
Istanbul giants Besiktas clinched the 2007 Turkey Cup Wednesday with a 1-0 victory in overtime over league laggards Kayseri Erciyesspor in the western city of Izmir.
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Reds livid over ticket allocation
Liverpool officials and fans are up in arms over UEFA's insistence that there will be no increase in the 17,000 tickets they have been allocated for the Champions League final against AC Milan in Athens.
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Sevilla in Cup final
Sevilla, still on course for a treble of titles, beat Deportivo la Coruna 2-0 on Wednesday night to qualify for the Spanish Cup final 5-0 on aggregate.
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Becks quick to de-blonde
Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham appeared for training on Wednesday with close-cropped hair, less than two weeks after the former England captain unveiled a new platinum blond hairstyle.
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