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Not fun time for Tigers
The ICC Twnety20 World Championship is the next international assignment for the Bangladesh national cricket team.
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A Kushtia success story
Riding the wave of Babita Khatun's magnificent success, Bangladesh Ansar finished top in the Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming Competition that concluded yesterday at the National Swimming
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No foreigners in Senior Div football
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided not to allow any foreign players in the Senior Division Football League. The BFF executive committee took the decision in it's meeting yesterday.
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Shoaib, Asif in the clear
Pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who returned positive dope tests last year, were among a batch of Pakistani cricketers to clear their latest screens, an official said Saturday.
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Unchanged England for final Test?
England are likely to announce an unchanged squad on Sunday as they attempt to preserve a six-year unbeaten run in home Test series by beating India in next week's third and final Test at The Oval.
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Glos stun Lancs
Underdogs Gloucestershire recorded a shock eight-wicket win over Lancashire in the opening Twenty20 semifinal.
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PCB happy with ICL snub
Pakistan's cricket chief Saturday said he was happy that players had turned down lucrative offers to join a breakaway Indian league, saying it showed their patriotism.
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Curtain raiser today
Sir Alex Ferguson will sacrifice the chance to land a psychological blow against Chelsea because he believes it is more important that Manchester United are ready for the start of their title defence.
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Tevez set for friendly bow
Carlos Tevez could play his first Manchester United match in the humble surroundings of Dunfermline in Scotland next week after his protracted transfer from West Ham was finally settled.
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Iraqis fine gesture
Iraq's football team returned home on Friday and dedicated their Asian Cup victory to a stricken mother whose 12-year-old son was killed in a bomb attack while celebrating their wins.
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Party carrying on
Celebrations over Iraq's Asian Cup football victory continued for a second day with music and dancing on Saturday but most players were set to quit the country 24 hours after coming home.
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Benitez elated for Torres
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez praised record-signing Fernando Torres who scored his first goal for the Merseysiders in the 2-0 friendly win over Chinese side Shanghai here on Friday.
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40 million for Chelsea duo?
Real Madrid have offered Chelsea around 40 million euros for German midfielder Michael Ballack and Dutch winger Arjen Robben, Spanish media reported on Saturday.
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Owen's injury curse continues
Newcastle striker Michael Owen, who has been cursed by injury in the last two years, will likely miss his club's opening game of the season with a thigh injury, according to manager Sam Allardyce.
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Deco quits Asian tour
Barcelona's Portuguese midfielder Deco has quit the Spanish club's Asian tour to travel to Brazil where his wife has given birth to their fourth child.
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Bojinov joins Man City
Sven Goran Eriksson's transfer market spree continued Friday when Bulgaria striker Valeri Bojinov signed for Manchester City from Fiorentina.
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Real after Rafael
Real Madrid are interested in signing Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from German side Hamburg, Spanish sports daily AS reported on Friday.
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Chakvetadze downs Williams
Anna Chakvetadze saddled Venus Williams with her first loss San Diego Classic defeat since 1999 on Friday to set up an all-Russian semifinal with Maria Sharapova.
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Akhtar snubs ICL offer
Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar said Saturday he had turned down an offer from a multi-million-dollar breakaway Indian league because representing his country was more important than money.
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Five-star Bose set the tone
Two contrasting innings from Wasim Jaffer and Gautam Gambhir, one cultured the other iffy, pushed the Indians to 127 for 2 at lunch on the second day at Grace Road.
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Roddick moves into semis
US top seed Andy Roddick rolled into the ATP Washington Classic semifinals with a 7-6, 6-2 victory Friday over South Korean fifth seed Lee Hyung-Taik while Marat Safin and Tommy Haas were ousted.
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Federer to resume rivalry with Nadal
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal begin the countdown to this month's US Open as the top two in the world resume their rivalry atop the field at the Montreal Masters.
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Alonso grab pole position
Fernando Alonso's charge for a third consecutive world title picked up pace here on Saturday when he grabbed pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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