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grameenphone TEST SERIES
Eye to eye
Shahadat Hossain loves to give the batsmen a stare, no matter whether the man under the helmet is Sa-chin Tendulkar or Ricky Pon-ting.
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grameenphone TEST SERIES
The Bangladeshi braveheart
After the end of the fourth day's play, held under brilliant sunshine, everybody simply forgot about the reckless batting of Habibul Bashar and his top-order for a while.
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Kai-Altech Pre-mier Cricket League
Abahani stay on top
A depleted Abahani bounced back in the Kai-Altech Pre-mier Cricket League title race when the leaders thrashed Sonargaon Cricketers by five wickets yesterday.
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Draw looms at Lord's
England and West Indies remained on course for a draw in the first Test at Lord's on Monday as the weather reduced both sides' prospects of victory.
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Local Snippets
Tangail and hosts Satkhira won their respective matches in the Western Union National Youth Football Championship final round yesterday.
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Now Afridi with the ball
Try as Sri Lanka might, keeping Shahid Afridi from tinkering with matches is proving beyond them currently.
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Kevin stands by Steve
England century-maker Kevin Pietersen insisted the hosts had no qualms about misfiring fast bowler Stephen Harmison leading their victory charge on the final day of the first Test against the West Indies
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The FA Cup
A wise man's game
Didier Drogba backed his words with deeds as the Chelsea striker followed his inspirational pre-match speech with a FA Cup winning display.
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Pawar could be next ICC boss
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday claimed that it had enough support to get its president Sharad Pawar elected as the head of International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Vaughan set to return for 2nd Test
Michael Vaughan is set to return as captain for the second Test against the West Indies as the squad for Headingley was to be revealed later Monday.
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Hargreaves's MU switch confirmed
England international Owen Hargreaves will quit Bayern Munichand sign for Manchester United this summer, the German giant's president Franz Beckenbauer confirmed on Sunday.
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Loew ready to get tough
Germany coach Joachim Loew revealed on Sunday his plans for some tough tactics to make sure his players are in top condition in their bid to make the Euro 2008 finals next year.
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Romario claims 1,000th goal
Veteran Brazilian striker Romario claimed the 1,000th goal of his career late Sunday playing for Vasco da Gama against Recife Sport in a league game.
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UEFA Champions League
Bellamy raring for a go
Craig Bellamy admits he will be heartbroken if he does not feature in Liverpool's Champions League final against AC Milan this week.
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No big signings for Chelsea
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said Sunday that the FA Cup winners would not be looking to make any major new signings during the close season.
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The FA Cup
Giggs rues the lost goal
Ryan Giggs claimed Manchester United had been harshly treated in the FA Cup final after his extra-time effort was ruled not to have crossed the line.
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Terry committed to Chelsea
John Terry has given a clear indication that he will commit his future to Chelsea after playing down reports he was ready to demand a transfer.
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Serie A
Trio secure UEFA Cup places
Fiorentina, Palermo and Empoli claimed the three UEFA Cup places available to Serie A clubs on Sunday. Fiorentina drew 2-2 at already relegated Messina, while Palermo beat Siena 2-1.
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Hildebrand to join Valencia
German international goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand will leave newly-crowned Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart for Spanish giants Valencia this summer, it was revealed on Monday.
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Stevie, Jamie await new deals
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insisted Monday that no announcement on new deals for England stars Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher will be made until after their midweek Champions League final
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German referee for Champions League final
Germany's Herbert Fandel will referee the Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan in Athens on Wednesday, European football's governing body UEFA said Monday.
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