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Mashrafe vows improvement
It is believed that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza appears as a completely different character once he enters inside the ropes.
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B. League
Russel crush hapless Reds
Sheikh Russel scored thrice inside last 16 minutes to crush coach-less Muktijoddha 3-0 in the B. League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
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Tigers play warm-up today
With hopes of getting back the confidence, Bangladesh will play their only limited-over build-up match today against a Sri Lankan selection before they begin the three-match one-day series against the
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No Fed Cup, second B.League next Feb
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in an emergency meeting on Monday night set a tentative date for the start of the second B. League in February 2008.
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New coach 'baffles' greats
Former Pakistan cricket greats Tuesday criticised the choice of Geoff Lawson as national coach, saying that if a foreigner had to take the job it should have been veteran Dav Whatmore.
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India ponder options
India's cricketers enjoyed a "rest" day today, warming down after their second tour game at Chelmsford, but one or two minds might have just been working overtime. Rahul Dravid and Co.
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Dravid opens India Now
A replica of Taj Mahal sailed down the river Thames here today in a rousing start to the three- month long festivities focussing on India's rich art, culture and lifestyle and aimed at cementing the British
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Heat on for Iran, China
Iran will seek to pile more misery on Malaysia while China will be wary of a banana skin in the form of Uzbekistan in Group C's judgement day on Wednesday.
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Ono denies United
Shinji Ono denied Manchester United victory in the first game of their Asian tour with a late equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw for Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama on Tuesday.
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'Follow Park's example'
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to rule out adding more Asian stars to his Old Trafford squad -- if they follow the same route taken by South Korean midfielder Park Ji-Sung.
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Barclays English Premier League
Gunners confident on Wenger
Arsenal are confident that coach Arsene Wenger will stay at the Emirates Stadium with chairman Peter Hill-Wood revealing on Monday that talks over a new contract for the Frenchman have opened.
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Bundes Liga
Toni worry for Bayern
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni is sidelined for the next ten days and the Italian World Cup winner's knee injury is a concern for coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, the club revealed on Tuesday.
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Roma close in on Giuly
Roma are on the verge of signing Barcelona's French forward Ludovic Giuly, according to Italian media reports on Tuesday.
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Milan to make Eto'o offer
European champions AC Milan are to make a bid for Barcelona's Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o, Marca sports daily reported on Tuesday.
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Rusty Keifer progresses
Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, shaking off the rust from not playing hardcourt tennis for over a year, defeated Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Los Angeles ATP event on Monday.
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Beckham trains alone
David Beckham suited up Monday but chose to work out alone during his first training session with the Los Angeles Galaxy as he rehabs a sore ankle.
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Mirza breezes past Spears
India's Sania Mirza breezed to a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Abigail Spears in the opening round Monday of the 175,000 dollar WTA event.
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Players want CEO to go
The West Indies national team have called for the resignation of Bruce Aanensen, the WICB's chief executive who has been in office for less than three months, highlighting what seems an almost irreparable
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No contract for Inzy
The Pakistan Cricket Board edged Inzamam-ul-Haq further out of international cricket by not awarding the former captain a central contract.
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Akhtar all for Lawson
Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said Tuesday he was delighted by Geoff Lawson's appointment as national team coach, arguing only an Australian can help Pakistan to beat the world's number one team.
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Women storm into final
Bangladesh outplayed Hong Kong by 58 runs in the semifinal of the ACC women's cricket tournament at the PT Ibrahim Institute ground in Johor yesterday.
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Indian pair in lead
Sayantan Das and Shaati Mazumder took solo lead in the StanChart 9th National School Chess tournament at the federation conference room yesterday.
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Handball meet from tomorrow
Madaripur take on Dhaka in the opening game of the Basic Bank 18th National Women's Handball Championship at the Handball Stadium yesterday.
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