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B.League
An eventful draw
Ten-man Mohammedan were held by Muktijoddha to a 1-1 draw in yesterday's action-packed B. League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Tigers sweat it out
Bangladesh cricket team returned to action after 11 days at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
 
WI keep Eng in check
Corey Collymore led a West Indies fightback in the third Test against England at Old Trafford here Thursday.
 
PCB still for Whatmore
Pakistan's cricket authorities have again focused their attention on Australian Dav Whatmore after he failed to get the coach's job with the Indian team.
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One for posterity
Shaun Pollock knew he'd have to bat really well, given that he'd decided not to bowl in this tournament and that this African side was without some star batsmen, but this was something else: a maidenhundred
 
Budget 2007-08
Less money for sports
An allocation of Tk 170,96,78,000 has been made for the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the national budget for fiscal 2007-08 announced yesterday. The amount is Tk 47.
 
Mali acting ICC chief
Ray Mali has been appointed acting president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) following the death last month of fellow South African Percy Sonn, the global governing body announced in a statement
 
Guardian exposes audio
The newspaper England captain Michael Vaughan accused of misquoting him placed an audio excerpt of its interview with Vaughan on the Internet Thursday, contradicting the cricketer's assertion that his
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Roland Garros Paris
Henin-Ivanovic Final

Serb surge sweeps Sharapova away
Maria Sharapova lost her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final.
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UEFA Euro 2008
Happy hunting for top guns
David Beckham and David Villa produced outstanding individual performances to put England and Spain respectively firmly back in the hunt for places at Euro 2008 on Wednesday.
 
UEFA Euro 2008
McClaren hails Beckham
England manager Steve McClaren hailed as "immense" David Beckham's contribution as the Real Madrid midfielder set up two goals in England's 3-0 victory over Estonia in their Euro 2008 qualifier here on
 
Real request security
Spanish giants Real Madrid have requested extra security for their away match on Saturday to Zaragoza after the armed Basque separatist group ETA put an end to a 15-month-old ceasefire.
 
Klose buries hatchet with Frings
German striker Miroslav Klose buried the hatchet with national and Werder Bremen teammate Torsten Frings on Wednesday over comments in the German press that Klose should quit the Bundesliga club.
 
Ribery joins Bayern
France international midfielder Franck Ribery has joined Bayern Munich in a four-year deal, the German club said on Thursday.
 
Parker joins West Ham
Scott Parker has signed a five-year, seven-million pound (10.3-million euro) contract for West Ham, the London club said on Wednesday.
 
Past meets future
"First thing is the run-up. Then the pace of the kid. Then whether they have a cricket brain. Then the fitness. Then how hungry he is. With good fast bowlers you spot these qualities within a few overs.
 
Dada back on top
The Indian crowd roared in delight at the fall of an Asian. Sanath Jayasuriya, the big-hitting Sri Lankan, had just fallen and he might have been a trifle surprised at the crowd reaction.
 
No kits, no camp!
Fitness of the 14 participants was analysed for the third day today at the ongoing bowlers' camp, being held at the Infosys Campus here.
 
Hassan to make Afghan history
Hamid Hassan will become the first Afghani cricketer to turn out for the MCC at Lord's on Thursday -- and the 20-year-old admits he cannot wait.
 
Next Afro-Asia Cup in Kenya
Kenya is likely to host the next Afro-Asia Cup which would be held in June next year, the Asian Cricket Council said on Thursday.
 

 
   
 
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