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Bashar's game now
Tushar out of first Test
There are three things -- hot and humid condition, sudden attack of seasonal fever and last but not least the long absence -- Bangladesh have to overcome when they return to Test cricket after a gap of
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'No special plan for Ashraful'
The history, record and strength all speak in favour of his side but India captain Rahul Dravid was not ready to take all those things as guarantee of his team's success in the Test series against Bangladesh.
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A new start for Enamul
He is the only member in the Bangladesh side to be labelled as a Test player and that was the reason left-arm spinner Enamul Haque is going to play international cricket after a thirteen months breaklike
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'Dav still our man'
Bangladesh's outgoing coach Dav Whatmore has no doubt where his loyalties lie ahead of the Test series against potential future employers India, captain Habibul Bashar said on Thursday.
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World Cup was fair
No player tested positive for drugs at the recent World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Thursday.
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Cook steers England
Alastair Cook's unbeaten 82 helped steer England to 158 for two against West Indies when bad light forced an early tea on the first day of the first Test at Lord's here Thursday.
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UEFA Cup
Sevilla retain cup
Sevilla won a penalty shoot-out to lift the UEFA Cup for the second succ-essive season on a heartbreaking night for Espa-nyol.
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From Pele to Becks
Pele arrived on American soil in 1975 to give North American soccer life. David Beckham's arrival three decades later is meant to give it a lift.
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UEFA Champions League
Ticket fever grips Athens
A week before Liverpool and AC Milan meet in the Champions League final in Athens on May 23 to decide continental supremacy, a battle is already raging on the Internet among fans desperate for tickets
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Take it as it comes
Jose Mourinho insists nothing in football will ever bother him again after the trauma of being arrested for trying to protect his family's dog.
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Bradley status now official
Bob Bradley, interim coach of the US national football team for the past five months, was officially given the job through the 2010 World Cup here Wednesday.
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Gremio shocked, Cucuta win
Blas Perez scored in the final minute to put Colombia's Cucuta Deportivo ahead of Nacional of Uruguay 2-0 on Tuesday and in a strong position for a Copa Libertadores semifinals berth.
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Lara wishes WI well
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara believes the side will now have a chance to rebuild their ailing fortunes without being overshadowed by his presence even though he bowed out of the game as Testcricket's
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Local Snippets
Reazul Smriti Sangha, Combined Sports Club, Sports World won their respective matches by straight sets in the AB Bank Dhaka Metropolitan Table Tennis League at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium yesterday.
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BKSP, Noakhali fight for wins
Sabbir struck a hattrick as BKSP beat Narsingdi 4-2 in the final round of Western Union National Youth Football Championship at the Satkhira stadium yesterday.
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Inzamam at fault
An inquiry into Pakistan's shock first-round exit from the cricket World Cup has blamed the arrogant attitude of captain Inzamamul Haq, accusing him of acting like a dictator.
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Moody still dreams
Tom Moody says he still harbours ambitions to become Australia's national cricket coach even though he pulled out of the running to replace outgoing John Buchanan earlier this year.
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'Australia fund terrorism'
Zimbabwe's government, furious over the cancellation of a key Australian cricket tour, on Thursday accused Canberra of funding "terrorist activities" in the troubled African nation.
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Bond best in New Zealand
Fast bowler Shane Bond has been named as New Zealand's cricket player of the year after returning to dominating form for the recent World Cup.
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UEFA Cup
Ramos wants a treble
Sevilla coach Juande Ramos celebrated his side's second straight UEFA Cup triumph by declaring that it had increased the chances of them going on to complete a treble before the end of this season.
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UEFA Champions League
Kewell makes Riise happy
John Arne Riise has welcomed the timely return of Harry Kewell ahead of Liverpool's Champions League final but believes the Australian might have to settle for a bit-part role in Athens.
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The FA Cup
Giggs to make it bigger
Ryan Giggs is poised to extend his record breaking season by becoming the first player of the modern era to collect five FA Cup winners medals.
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Sheffield in legal battle over Tevez issue
Sheffield United on Wednesday launched a legal challenge against the Premier League in a bid to overturn the decision not to deduct points from West Ham over the signing of Carlos Tevez.
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Brazil, England in same group
Favourites Brazil were pitted with England and North Korea Thursday when the draw for the U-17 World Cup finals was made here.
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Barcelona to tour Japan
Spanish giants Barcelona, spearheaded by Ronaldinho, will play a pre-season match against the Yokohama F. Marinos, an official at the Japanese side said Thursday.
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Fruity goalie!
An Argentine second division match in Buenos Aires was held up for several minutes so a goalkeeper could take a comfort break.
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Chinese coach under fire
Chinese national men's soccer coach Zhu Guanghu came under renewed pressure on Thursday after his team lost to Thailand for the first time in 14 years in a friendly tune-up for the Asian Cup.
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