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The Championships Wimbledon
Federer touches history
Roger Federer emulated the legendary Bjorn Borg when he captured his fifth successive Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (9/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 6-2 win over Rafael Nadal in a thrilling final yesterday.
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Tigers reach Kandy
'Attacked' Rafique wants to skip ODIs
The Bangladesh cricket team breathed in fresh air when they reached Kandy yesterday to play the third and final Test starting from July 11.
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B. League
Reds stay alive
Muktijoddha overcame the challenge of ten-man Khulna Abahani yesterday to take temporary lead in the B. League with a 4-2 win at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Gen Moeen new NSC boss
The Caretaker Government yesterday appointed Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed as chairman of the National Sports Council (NSC) and its executive committee.
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Polytan will take care of athletics track at BNS
Turf-makers Polytan's technical staff Wolfgang Opitz yesterday ensured that the German company will take care of the swellings of the newly laid athletics track at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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India shine on Day 1
India batsmen Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik and skipper Rahul Dravid all made fifties against Sussex on the first day of the opening match of the England tour at Hove here Saturday.
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Nayeemuddin's job all but official
Syed Nayeemuddin began his groundwork as the future national football coach unofficially when the Indian mentor witnessed yesterday's B. League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on selection purpose.
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'Back-up' Gayle delighted
A delighted Chris Gayle brushed off suggestions that he could permanently take over as West Indies captain following the 2-1 ODI series win over England.
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The Championships Wimbledon
Venus aiming higher
Venus Williams believes her fourth Wim-bledon title could herald the start of a new period of dominance for herself and her sister Serena in women's tennis.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Cahill saves Socceroos
A late Tim Cahill goal rescued a valuable point for Australia and saved them from the ignominy of a humiliating defeat by Oman at the Asian Cup Sunday.
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Breaking the mould
Twenty20 cricket would give a lot of people, some of whom would otherwise have never made it, a chance to play international cricket, Kumar Sangakkara said in a recent interview.
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Powell sinks England
West Indies win series 2-1
Daren Powell sparked a top-order collapse as West Indies beat England by 93 runs to win the third one-day international at Trent Bridge here Saturday and so come from behind to take the series 2-1.
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Strauss to lead England A
Andrew Strauss will captain England Lions, as the country's A team is now known, against India in a three-day tour match at Chelmsford starting on July 13, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced
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DRU cricket begins
The Pepsi-DRU six-a-side cricket tournament got underway at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday.
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Pietersen loses No 1 spot
Kevin Pietersen has lost his No.1 ranking in one-day internationals after a lean series against West Indies.
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BSWA honours Roquibul, Hannan
Bangladesh Sports Writers Association (BSWA) yesterday accorded reception to former national cricket captain and sportswriter Roquibul Hassan and veteran journalist Hannan Khan of ATN Bangla.
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ACA blasts T20 WC
Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh has criticised the International Cricket Council for premature staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year, saying the initial focus should be its development
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Australia could play Stanford series
Cricket Australia has confirmed that it would consider a proposal by Allen Stanford to participate in the $23 million Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies next year.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Japan serious about Qatar
Japan are treating their Asian Cup opener against fast-rising Qatar on Monday in the same way they would if it was Brazil or Italy -- deadly seriously. "Qatar is for me the same as Italy or Brazil.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Iraq rue dropped points
Coach Jorvan Vieira believes the loss of valuable points in a struggling draw with co-hosts Thailand may cost Iraq dear at the Asian Cup.
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Indonesia goes Zidane-crazy
About 1,000 people, including visiting French football star Zinedine Zidane, played football on 200 pitches installed in central Jakarta on Sunday.
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Hawk-eye set for EPL debut
The Premier league is set to test Hawk-eye technology in football with a view to remove doubts over goal-line decisions, the chief of the company that makes the product has said.
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