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Bangladesh lose in final
Bangladesh's cricket didn't get any better in Sri Lanka as the junior team succumbed to a massive 129-run defeat in the tri-nation under-19s tournament final against India at the Colts Cricket Club ground
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Arambagh's big victory
Arambagh Krira Sangha registered an emphatic 4-2 victory over Chittagong Mohammedan in the B.League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
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India in command
Dinesh Karthik built on the good work of India's attack to consolidate the tourists' strong position on the second day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge here on Saturday.
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'Shoaib bolsters Pak chances'
Aaqib Javed believes Shoaib Akhtar's return to national colours will make Pakistan one of the favourites for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September.
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Cosgrove accepts Academy ban
Mark Cosgrove, the South Australia batsman suspended from the Centre of Excellence, insists he did not damage his Brisbane apartment and was punished for leaving it untidy.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Korea third
South Korea battled a man short and embroiled in their third straight penalty shootout to beat Japan in a marathon play-off for third place at the Asian Cup here Saturday.
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Chawla stars in big win
India A cruised to a nine-wicket win against Zimbabwe Select on the final day of the opening four-day match at Harare Sports Club.
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Barclays English Premier League
Fergie out to keep Heinze
Sir Alex Fergu-son has warned Gabriel Heinze that Manchester United remain confident they will not be forced to sell him to Liverpool -- despite the Argentinian's decision to enlist Anfield solicitors
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Clash of contrasting styles
The best defence takes on the best attack in the tournament as Iraq and Saudi Arabia play off for the region's premier football crown in the Asian Cup final here Sunday.
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Terry pens new deal
Chelsea and England captain John Terry expressed his relief on Friday at signing a new five-year contract with the London club after talks had collapsed towards the end of last season.
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Serie A
Chivu saga ends finally
Romanian international defender Cristian Chivu finally completed his 13-million euro move from Rome to Inter Milan on Friday, bringing to an end the most protracted transfer saga in Serie A this summer.
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'Real need a Ballack'
Real Madrid need a Michael Ballack type player in midfield to help them defend their Spanish title, coach Bernd Schuster believes.
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Madrid start with a win
Bernd Schuster's reign at Real Madrid began with a 2-0 friendly win over English Championship side Stoke City on Friday with Raul and Roberto Soldado on target.
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Iraqis good enough for Europe
Striker Younis Mahmoud believes many Iraqi players are good enough to play in Europe, with their run to the Asian Cup final proof that they have what it takes.
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New chief's hands full
The news last week that the West Indies Cricket Board had signed a contract extension with Digicel should have provided cricket in the region with a boost at a time the game is plumbing new lows.
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Mirza marches on
Unseeded Sania Mirza of India punched her semifinal ticket at this US Open tuneup Friday with a straight-set victory over fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder.
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Weather perfect
Here's the irony of it: the Indian bowlers were always going to need conditions to be really English to have a shot at dismissing England cheaply. They got their way today.
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Stars to raise flood funds
Pakistan's top cricketers have pledged to raise funds for victims of the recent cyclone and subsequent floods that devastated the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.
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Dancevic in last four
Canadian Frank Dancevic defied rain that wreaked havoc at the ATP Indianapolis tennis championships on Friday, booking a semifinal showdown with top-seeded American Andy Roddick.
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Shiv joins Durham
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has joined Durham, the English county announced Friday.
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Pakistan want lively tracks
Having complained privately over the last year about playing crucial matches on lively, green pitches, Pakistan are now hoping more of the same will be on offer in South Africa for the Twenty20 WorldChampionship
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PCB looks for assistant coach
Pakistan Cricket Board has advertised for the post of assistant coach of the national team despite a failed experimentation with this method while searching for the chief coach.
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Benitez unperturbed
Rafael Benitez shrugged off concerns over new-look Liverpool's firepower after they failed to find the net in the Asia Trophy loss to Portsmouth.
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Gilberto still skipper
Arsene Wenger says midfielder Gilberto will continue to wear the captain's armband for Arsenal this season.
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Blackburn snap up Santa Cruz
Bayern Munich have sold Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz to English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in a deal believed to be worth five million euros, it was announced on Saturday.
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ECB assesses SL security
An ECB delegation, led by director of England cricket John Carr, has flown to Sri Lanka to make a security assessment ahead of England's winter tours to the country.
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