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'I'm unsure of playing shots'
'Trying to play Test cricket according to its nature' has become the most used statement in Bangladesh's ongoing tour of Sri Lanka.
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Tushar off to Colombo
In a bid to bolster the Tigers' batting line-up, batsman Tushar Imran left Dhaka for Colombo on a Singapore Airlines flight last night.
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Nayeem shows interest
Just a day after Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officially announced it will approach Syed Nayeemuddin as a candidate to take over the national team, the Indian coach said he would be honoured to
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Moores banks on C'paul
Eng-WI decider today
West Indies coach David Moore is confident key batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be fit for Saturday's decisive one-day international against England at Trent Bridge.
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The Championships Wimbledon
Nadal, Federer thru'
Roger Federer showed brief moments of vulnerability Friday before reaching the Wimbledon semifinals and moving one step closer to a fifth straight title.
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Eves win by 90 runs
Bangladesh women's cricket team recorded a 90-run victory over hosts Thailand in a limited-overs preparation match in Bangkok yesterday.
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'KP will come good'
Kevin Pietersen may be undergoing something of a slump by his own standards but Matt Prior has said it will be no surprise to his England teammates if he plays a match-winning innings in Saturday's final
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Rain or Shiv?
It is hard to know which sight English sports fans are more sick of -- the rain hammering down at Wimbledon or Shivnarine Chanderpaul batting for the West Indies.
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Akhtar glad its over
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes the "darkest times" of his life have come to an end following the decision to dismiss an appeal against the overturning of a doping ban.
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Anderson fined for clash
England fast bowler James Anderson has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after clashing with West Indies batsman Runako Morton.
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Youngsters demand places
Munaf Patel is determined to regain his firepower in order to book a berth in the Indian team for the upcoming limited overs series in England.
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'ICL to be a cricket lab'
Subhash Chandra, the head of the Essel Group, intends to make India "the laboratory to innovate new methods of cricket" through the Indian Cricket League (ICL), a report in Khaleej Times said.
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Stanford to pay $20m dollars
Allen Stanford has expanded his 20/20 Super Stars concept with US$20 million up for grabs for the winning team.
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Vaas cleared for Lord's stint
Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas will miss next week's third Test against Bangladesh in Kandy to return to English county Middlesex, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday.
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Malik rues missed match
The washout of the one-day international against arch-rivals India in Glasgow had deprived Pakistan of a chance to boost morale and confidence, captain Shoaib Malik has said.
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Aus tri-series unlikely next year
The annual one-day tri-series in Australia is in doubt next year and it is likely that South Africa and New Zealand could play separate rubbers against the world champions.
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Le Roux resigns
Adrian Le Roux has resigned as South Africa's fitness trainer.
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Thorpe gets NSW job
Former Surrey and England batsman Graham Thorpe has been appointed assistant coach of New South Wales for the 2007-08 Australian season.
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Barclays English Premier League
MU don't worry Chelsea
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said Friday that he was not worried that Manchester United have taken over the mantle of Premier League big spenders.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Football festival begins
The region's top teams will battle for supremacy as they try to put a dismal World Cup in Germany behind them when the Asian Cup finals kick off on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Sven takes City helm
Sven-Goran Eriks-son's appointment as the new manager of Manchester City was confirmed on Friday when the former England boss signed a three-year contract with the Premiership club.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Iraq playing for the people
Striker Younis Mahmoud says Iraq's players will mask their grief at the Asian Cup and play for the people of their strife-torn homeland.
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Tevez move under scrutiny
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insisted Friday that he is determined to complete his "dream" move to Manchester United despite fears the deal could yet be blocked by the Premier League.
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Zidane visiting Indonesia
French football hero Zinedine Zidane gave a spot of coaching to Indonesia's president Friday as he began a three-day visit in the world's fourth most populous nation to promote his sport to children.
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Denmark sanctions relaxed
UEFA on Thursday announced a slight relaxing of the punishment handed out to Denmark after their ill-fated Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden last month.
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Voronin in Anfield
Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin officially became a Liverpool player on Friday and immediately insisted he had not come to Anfield to sit on the bench.
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Chelsea close to Malouda
Chelsea hope to sign France winger Florent Malouda from Lyon by next week, according to chief executive Peter Kenyon.
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