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Selection dilemma
Having flown in Tushar Imran from home ahead of the third Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test starting here tomorrow, the visiting team management established the idea that it was ready to give the middle-order
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Kandy's favourite son
The venue in Kandy may be one of the most unique in the cricketing world but for the city itself it is not the venue but their hero for whom they feel highly proud and it is none other than the champion
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New BCB by next week?
The impending change in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), as promised by Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury, will come into effect once the 'would-be' new board boss arrives in the capital next week.
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Not paradise for hosts
Walking into the venue premises one can find hardly anything extraordinary as it is surrounded with some old-fashioned and half-finished buildings.
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B. League
Paul, Emeka lift MSC
Second half goals by Nigerian striking pair Paul Mwach Ukwu and Emeka Christina kept Mohammedan hot on fellow title chasers Abahani's heels with a hard-fought 2-1 win against Chittagong Abahani yesterday.
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The Championships Wimbledon
Federer targets Sampras
Roger Federer wrapped up his fifth successive Wimb-ledon title and backed himself to pass Pete Sam-pras's record of seven All England Club titles and all-time mark of 14 Grand Slams.
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LFP
Real appoint 'Blond Angel'
Real Madrid confirmed the worst kept secret in Spanish football Monday by unveiling German former player Bernd Schuster as coach to replace sacked Italian Fabio Capello on a three-year contract.
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LFP
Schuster remains grounded
Real Madrid's new coach Bernd Schuster said Monday he was under no illusions as to the task ahead of him, namely winning trophies by playing a strictly 'beautiful game.
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Topsy-turvy transfer scene
26.5 million dollars and a farewell press conference will see Fernando Torres bid the Primera Liga and Atletico Madrid goodbye.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Qatar snatch Japan draw
Qatar stunned defending champions Japan with a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw in their Asian Cup opener Monday, but it ended on a sour note with Hussain Yaser and coach Dzemaludin Musovic sent off.
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Barclays English Premier League
Malouda set for Chelsea
France international Florent Malouda will complete his transfer from Lyon to Chelsea on Monday before joining his new teammates in the United States.
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Materazzi reignites rivalry
Italy defender Marco Materazzi may have ended up a World Cup winner last year, but the Inter Milan hardman still has some unfinished business with the French.
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Laudrup takes over at Getafe
Danish legend Michael Laudrup will take over from Bernd Schuster at Spanish top flight side Getafe for the coming two seasons, the club said in a statement Monday.
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'Tevez deal close'
Manchester United are close to signing Argentine striker Carlos Tevez from West Ham, Sir Alex Ferguson said Monday.
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Kapil challenges BCCI
Kapil Dev has challenged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to remove him from his position as chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for associating with the Indian Cricket League
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WI's KP plan worked
Daren Powell has revealed how the West Indies deliberately targeted England batting star Kevin Pietersen in their decisive one-day international here at Trent Bridge.
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Dhaka Open tennis
Top-seed Amal Roy, Dipu Lal and Prithul Mandal moved into the semifinals of the men's singles of the Dhaka Open Tennis tournament winning their respective quarterfinals at the National Tennis Complexyesterday.
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3-dayer drawn in Colombo
The three-day match between touring Bangladesh Under-19 team and Sri Lanka U-19s ended in a draw at the Colts Cricket ground in Colombo yesterday.
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DRU cricket
Channel i thumped Bhorer Kagoj by 29 runs, Karatoa handed a 19-run defeat to Sangram while Naya Diganta edged Inquilab by four runs at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.
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Rahul backs VVS
Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, has backed VVS Laxman to compensate for past failings in England and produce a big series this time round.
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Bravo missing Ireland trip
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of West Indies' trip to Ireland for a one-day series there which will also feature the Netherlands and Scotland.
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SLC body expanded
Gamini Lokuge, the sports minister, has expanded the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket from its present size of five members to seven.
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Barclays English Premier League
'Rivals underestimated us'
Chelsea paid the price of under-estimating Sir Alex Ferguson and his squad by relinquishing their Premiership crown to Manchester United last season, the Red Devils' captain, Gary Neville, believes.
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LFP
Real's teutonic turn
The last time Real Madrid opted for the teutonic touch by selecting a German coach the choice brought consequences typical for the club - silverware and a quick push through the door.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Heat saps Socceroos
Australia is grappling with how to play its best football in the sapping Asian Cup heat as their star names described the conditions as the toughest they have ever encountered.
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Carragher set to quit England
Liverpool centreback Jamie Carragher is on the brink of quitting international football in frustration at being regarded as a fringe squad player by England coach Steve McClaren.
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