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grameenphone TEST SERIES
Captain Courageous!
Nobody can expect a courageous or simply a right decision from a man who himself is in the lowest ebb of his confidence.
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grameenphone TEST SERIES
Jaffer battles it out
Wasim Jaffer showed great spirit to come back from a plunge to become the 15th batsman in the world to shrug off a Test pair with a hundred when the Indian opening batsman hammered 138 before retiring
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Vaughan's sparkling return
England captain Michael Vaughan was on the verge of marking his comeback to Test cricket with a hundred as the hosts took charge of the second Test against West Indies at Headingley here Friday.
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Sonn remains critically ill
Percy Sonn remains in a serious condition at the Durbanville Medi-Clinic in Cape Town. "He is in the same condition," George Hector, his personal assistant, said. "He is still serious, stable but unchanged.
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Vaas out of Afro-Asia meet
Sri Lankan pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas has opted out of next month's Afro-Asia one-day international cricket tournament.
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Donald given Eng coaching role
Allan Donald, the South Africa pace bowling great, has been given a role with England's coaching staff, it was announced on Friday.
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Nike, Adidas row over Sachin
Global sports goods giant Adidas today said it has approached MRTPC as it felt its exclusive rights to the use of the name of brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar was violated by rival Nike.
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SL row over 'ridiculous' series
Sri Lanka's senior cricket officials on Friday clashed over this week's one-day series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, with the chief selector dismissing it as "absolutely ridiculous.
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French Open Draw
Federer ensured easy passage
Roger Federer won the opening skirmishes of his French Open battle with double defending champion Rafael Nadal on Friday when the world number one was handed the easier of early round draws.
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Williams, Henin on crash course
Their semifinal showdown here four years ago was one of the finest games in recent memory and fate has once more thrown together Justine Henin and Serena Williams at the French Open.
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UEFA Champions League
'We are the best in the world'
Milan's Champions League win against Liverpool is proof that they have been "the best club in the world over the last 20 years", according to their captain, Paolo Maldini.
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New Ashes schedule proposed
Ashes Test series in Australia are set to be rescheduled so they don't take place just before the World Cup, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board announced here Thursday.
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Pak players warned
Pakistan have warned players to behave or face stiff penalties after an incident involving vice-captain Mohammad Asif in their one-day series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.
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Sharapova in last four
Russian top seed Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals of the 200,000-dollar WTA Istanbul tournament with a hard-won victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska Thursday.
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Sidebottom ends six-year hiatus
Ryan Sidebottom was included by England in their starting side for the second Test against West Indies here at Headingley on Friday, six years after making his one and only previous appearance at this
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Juninho extends Lyon contract
Brazilian playmaker Juninho has signed a two-year extension to his contract at Lyon keeping him at the six time French champions until 2010.
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German Cup
Stuttgart to unleash Gomez
New Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart will unleash their fit again top goal-scorer Mario Gomez on Nuremberg in this Saturday's German Cup final as they bid to land their first domestic double.
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LFP
Barca Seek Redemption
Real eye stretching lead
Real Madrid and Barcelona continue their close tussle for the Spanish league title this weekend with just three games to go and both clubs leading the table on the same number of points.
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France call up new faces
France coach Raymond Domenech has named two uncapped players, Rennes striker Jimmy Briand and Auxerre defender Bakary Sagna, in his squad for next week's Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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McClaren mum on Becks
Steve McClaren will decide in the next 24 hours whether to recall David Beckham to the England squad.
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Bundes Liga
Jansen leads march to Bayern
Germany's international defender Marcell Jansen will join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich this summer after signing a four-year contract in a deal worth nine million euros (12 million US dollars) it was
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Quintet in battle for survival
Five Serie A teams are involved in a fierce scrap to avoid the final relegation place on Sunday, the final day of the season.
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Tolouse dream of Europe
Controversy has shot up into view for the final round of French league fixtures on Saturday after Toulouse's hopes of European football improved after earning more points following Nantes's punishment.
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UEFA blame L'pool fans
William Gaillard, advisor to UEFA president Michel Platini, clearly laid the fault of incidents before the European Champions League final on to the Liverpool fans, describing the Milan spectators as"exemplary.
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