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grameenphone TEST SERIES
Draw pleases Bashar
Nobody expected anything other than a dull and drab draw from the Test match where only half of the overs were bowled over five days due to rain interruptions.
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grameenphone TEST SERIES
Praises heaped on Mashrafe
Amongst all the big names at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium there stood one man tall above the rest to receive all the praises, not only from his own team but also from the opponent skipper.
 
Weather settles match
England and West Indies drew the first Test at Lord's on Monday as the weather had the final say in the opening encounter of a four-match series.
 
Akhtar out of Afro-Asia Cup
Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar will not feature in next month's Afro-Asia Cup one-day series because he is still injured, a selector said Tuesday.
 
Abahani want Tushar for Victoria tie
Abahani have requested the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to release Tushar Imran for Thursday's crucial Premier Cricket Super League match against Victoria.
 
B.League resumes May 31
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday confirmed that the second leg of the B.League will commence on May 31.
 
MCC urges shorter WC
The seven-week long World Cup in the West Indies courted sharp criticism from the Marylebone Cricket Club, which said that the quadrennial event should be played within a month's time.
 
Local Snippets
BKSP maintained their undefeated run in the final round of the Western Union National Youth Football Championship with a 7-2 thrashing of Jhenaidah at the Satkhira Stadium yesterday.
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Sonn gravely ill
Percy Sonn, the president of the ICC, is critically ill in an intensive care unit in Cape Town, according to Cricket South Africa.
 
Injuries keep Eng waiting
England will have to wait on the fitness of several key players before they name their squad for the second Test against the West Indies.
 
Hoggard leaves echoing void
All the while that Lord's was shrouded by this afternoon's persistent drizzle, the television monitors in the press box were showing replays of a rather more classic encounter between these two sides--
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UEFA Champions League
Istanbul Part II

Classy Milan vs dogged L'pool
On Merseyside they like to remember it as the 'Miracle of Istanbul'. In Milan they would just like to forget it.
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UEFA Champions League
Ancelotti keeping options open
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has decided who will partner Kaka in attack for tonight's Champions League final against Liverpool, but refused to say whether the experience of Fillipo Inzaghi has been
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UEFA Champions League
High alert around Athens
The fear of hooligan clashes in Athens around Wednesday's Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan has prompted a security mobilisation rarely seen since the city hosted the 2004 Olympics,
 
Key Battles
Key battles for the Champions League final between AC Milan and Liverpool here on Wednesday:
KAKA V CARRAGHER
With ten goals already in this season's competition, including three in the two

 
Robson takes over at Blades
Former England skipper Bryan Robson was confirmed as manager of relegated Sheffield United on Tuesday taking over from Neil Warnock.
 
Wright could head Aussie academy
Former India cricket coach John Wright is all set to take over as the head coach of Australia's Centre of Excellence.
 
Sri Lanka post 296-9
Half-centuries from captain Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Silva boosted Sri Lanka to reach 296 for 9 in 50 overs in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
 
Asif pulled up
Mohammad Asif has received an official reprimand from Javagal Srinath, the match referee, for violating the ICC Code of Conduct.
 
DVT hits Lehmann
Former Australia Test batsman Darren Lehmann has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and will undergo blood-thinning therapy, his South Australia state side said Tuesday.
 
'Well done Stuttgart'
Deposed German champions Bayern Munich congratulated newly crowned Bundesliga kings VfB Stuttgart in newspaper adverts on Tuesday but promised to fight to regain their title next season. "Congratulations.
 
Vieira joins France injury list
France international captain Patrick Vieira has been ruled out of next month's European qualifiers against the Ukraine and Georgia with a knee injury.
 

 
   
 
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