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Mashrafe focuses on SL
The Tigers had another rain-interrupted day in training yesterday but there was no shortage of exuberance, especially in presence of the energetic Mashrafe Bin Mortaza at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National
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BCCI goes to Borde
India's cricket chiefs on Tuesday appointed former player Chandu Borde the manager-cum coach of the national team for the upcoming tours of Ireland, Scotland and England.
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Sehwag left out
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Munaf Patel have been left out of both India's Test and one-day teams for the tour to Ireland and England, starting later this month.
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Local Snippets
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will distribute the National Sports Award-2006 among 10 sports personalities and organisers at a function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here on June 21.
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Pace the new game
India has always been considered cricket's land of slow bowlers, men with supple wrists dedicated to the beguiling and mysterious art of spin.
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Kenya to host last Afro-Asia
Kenya will host the third and final Afro-Asia Cup series in June 2008, local cricket officials said on Tuesday.
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'Harmy deserved success'
England captain Michael Vaughan believes fast bowler Stephen Harmison is on his way to once again becoming a major force in cricket.
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Wright wants NZ place
John Wright has confirmed he would like to work with New Zealand Cricket but he expects John Bracewell to keep his job as the national coach.
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Asia's season begins now
The football season might be all-but over in Europe but Asian fans can look forward to a feast of soccer action over the coming weeks as the world's top players make a beeline for the region.
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Barclays English Premier League
L'pool rubbish crisis talks
Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, has demanded actions rather than words from the new owners at Anfield, but with the club's summer being dominated by unrest behind the scenes rather than the top-class
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UEFA Under-21 Championship
England, Italy struggle
Leroy Lita missed an 88th-minute penalty as England were held to a goalless draw by the Czech Republic in the European Under-21 Championship Group B opener.
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Drogba wants away?
Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba admitted Tuesday that he was tempted by a move to either Spain or Italy.
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Mexican stint for Barthez?
France's World Cup winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez signed for Mexican club Necaxca Aguascalientes on Monday according to the team president.
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Vaughan proud of 'character'
England captain Michael Vaughan praised his side's character after their 60 run victory in the second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford here on Monday, saying they would learn more from a close
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Panesar leaps to 12th place
Monty Panesar's outstanding performance in the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford has lifted him to a career-best 12th position in the ICC rankings for bowlers.
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Monty can't stay quiet
Monty Panesar has said keeping his emotions under control is proving one of the biggest challenges of his soaring Test career.
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Darsha retires
Sri Lankan sprinter Damayanthi Darsha, a three-time Asian gold medallist, announced her retirement here Tuesday.
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Army training for Pakistan
Military personnel at the 'conditioning' camp being held in the northern city of Abbottabad are training Pakistani cricketers.
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No stadium ban on Denmark
European football's governing body UEFA will allow Denmark to play its next four matches at home, easing sanctions imposed after a fan attacked a referee in a game against Sweden, Danish news agency Ritzau
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Barclays English Premier League
Thaksin still keen on City
Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra still plans to buy English Pre-miership side Manchester City despite authorities freezing 1.5 billion dollars of his assets, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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How Sir Bobby's luck finally ran out
(Following is an excerpt from Brian Glanville's new book, England Managers, the Toughest Job in Football, in which the doyen of football writers gives his verdict on Bobby
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Buchwald for Aachen
Former World Cup-winner Guido Buchwald said on Tuesday he is delighted to be given his first coaching role in his native Germany after he was revealed as the new coach of relegated Alemannia Aachen.
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