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Nafees to stay
A half-century in his final Test innings in Kandy seemed to come as a blessing for Shahriar Nafees as the Bangladesh opening batsman was retained for the one-day series against Sri Lanka after being told
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Abahani back on top
It was a day of revenge for touring sides as the B. League completed its 18th week yesterday.
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Women crush China
Bangladesh beat China by 87 runs yesterday as they kept their big-win habit intact in the ACC women's cricket tournament at the PT Ibrahim Institute ground in Johor.
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Sharif, Saif stay on top
Two local players and two from India are on top of the StanChart 9th National Schools Chess tournament at the BCF conference room yesterday.
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Dhaka lift kabaddi title
Dhaka clinched the inaugural women's Kabaddi competition when they beat Tangail in the final at the outer stadium Kabaddi court yesterday.
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Sachin feeling fine
Sachin Tendulkar said he felt both very good and relieved after warming up for next week's first Test at Lord's with 171 against England Lions.
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PM salutes beloved son
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse saluted Muttiah Muralidaran as the strife-torn nation on Sunday celebrated the spin wizard's incredible feats.
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Shah, Strauss shine on Day 3
Two batsmen who had missed out in the first innings, Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah, managed good batting practice on the third day of the tour game against the Indians at Chelmsford.
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Afridi backs free-hit rule
Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday said he favoured the International Cricket Council's new rule of awarding a free hit to batsman after a no ball delivery in one-dayers, sayingit
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Peace at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealed on Sunday that he and Stamford Bridge owner Roman Abramovich have held clear-the-air talks in an effort to repair their stormy relationship.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
China, Iran share the spoils
Regional giants Iran and China fought to a 2-2 draw here on Sunday to leave Asian Cup Group C on a knife-edge.
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Sampras into Hall of Fame
American legend Pete Sampras, who captured a record 14 Grand Slam singles titles, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame here on Saturday.
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Fed Cup
All-square between USA and Russia
Wimbledon champ Venus Williams survived some jitters and Francesca Schiavone posted an upset win as the United States and Italy split their opening FedCup semifinal matches against Russia and France.
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Robben coming, Cesc booked
Dutch winger Arjen Robben, touted for weeks as a Real Madrid target, is "very close" to quitting Premiership giants Chelsea for the Bernabeu, Spanish media said Saturday.
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FIFA overturns La Paz ban
FIFA have done an about-turn on their high-altitude policy by allowing Bolivia to play their 2010 World Cup qualifying matches in the capital La Paz, announced the South American football federation (Conmebol)
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Pedrosa bags German GP
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa got back to winning ways for Honda here on Sunday when he cruised to victory in the MotoGP category at the German Grand Prix.
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Broad wins call-up
Uncapped pace bowler Stuart Broad was called up Sunday into England's 13-man squad for the first Test against India starting at Lord's on Thursday.
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The man behind Murali
What makes Muttiah Muralidaran such a great bowler? The answer to that question was found at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium where the third and final Test was played between Sri Lanka andBangladesh.
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Dravid faces ultimate test
If cricket teams adopt the characteristics of their leaders, then India's understated arrival on these shores was entirely in keeping.
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Gooch backs old foe
Graham Gooch, the former England captain who played his last Test at the age of 42, has urged India's experienced middle-order batsmen to convert the final phase of their careers into a "golden one",and
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Fear of the future
The ICC has apparently accepted a request from its "members" to act as intermediary between the West Indies Cricket Board and Allen Stanford in discussions on the proposed Stanford 20/20 tournament in
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Army crush Air Force
Bangladesh Army thrashed Bangladesh Air Force 13-3 in the opening match of the Inter-Services Swimming and Water Polo competition that began at the Bangladesh Navy Swimming Complex in Banani yesterday.
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Ireland reach 222
Niall O'Brien's 72 helped Ireland to 222, which should be a competitive score on a slow wicket at Stormont. They need to win this match with a bonus point to share in the trophy.
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Chelsea's winning start to US tour
Chelsea had goals from captain John Terry and new signing Florent Malouda as the English Premiership club kicked off a pre-season US tour with a 2-1 victory over Club America of Mexico on Saturday.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Shatskikh drubs Malaysia
Man-of-the-match Maksim Shatskikh struck twice as Uzbekistan hammered Malaysia 5-0 on Saturday to leave the Asian Cup co-hosts with no realistic hope of reaching the knock-out rounds.
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Heat gets to Asian Cup
After the first week of Asian Cup action nearly everyone is agreed on one thing: it's hot, very hot.
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