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Development running dry?
During Bangladesh's few stunning successes in the last World Cup, cricket pundits talked most about the inspiring flow of a bunch of young players from what is popularly named the High Performance programme.
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Emily best in B. League
Abahani striker Zahid Hasan Emily was voted the best player of the just concluded inaugural professional football league, named as B. League.
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Maria stops red-hot Anna
Defending champion Maria Sharapova threw cold water on red-hot Anna Chakvetadze's bid for a third WTA title in as many weeks on Saturday.
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Local Snippets
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) organises a preparatory tournament ahead of the Asian Cup at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium from Monday.
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ICL dispute begins
An acrimonious slanging match rocked Indian cricket on Sunday as the game's powerful establishment moved to crush a breakaway multi-million dollar series.
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England add Broad
England named an unchanged 12-man squad Sunday for next week's third and final Test against India at The Oval where they must win to preserve their six year unbeaten run in home Test series.
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Dravid, Gambhir among runs
India skipper Rahul Dravid and opener Gautam Gambhir both made half-centuries against Sri Lanka A here on Saturday.
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MU capture Shield
Edwin van der Sar helped Manchester United strike the first blow in the battle for Premiership supremacy as the champions defeated Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday.
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Bundes Liga
Kahn's last hurrah
Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn is relishing the start of his 21st and final Bundesliga season next Saturday as the German giants bid to become national champions for the 21st time.
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LFP
RVN primed for return
Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy said on Saturday he was making good progress as he recovers from a leg injury which has kept him out of the club's pre-season tour of Russia.
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Championnat De Football Professionnel
Giants disappoint early
France's Champions League contenders Marseille and Toulouse both failed to fire as the 2007-2008 domestic season got underway on Saturday.
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Formula 1
Hungary Hamilton's
Lewis Hamilton somehow blocked out the twin distractions of a qualifying controversy and in-fighting at his McLaren team to win Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
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German Cup
Bayer, Cottbus crash out
Bundesliga sides Bayer Leverkusen and Energie Cottbus were early casualties in the German Cup at the hands of first round giant-killers on Saturday.
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Ribery likes low profile
Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery is set for an attacking role in Monday's German Cup first-round tie at third-division minnows Wacker Burghausen, but insists he doesn't want to be a superstar.
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Roddick reaches final
Top seed Andy Roddick and amazing newcomer John Isner booked an all-American final at the ATP Washington Classic with tension-filled triumphs Saturday in which each set was decided by tie-breakers.
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Ryan's hattrick brings glory
Kent claimed only their third domestic title in 29 years with a thrilling four-wicket victory in an action-packed and controversial Twenty20 final against Gloucestershire.
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RP's secret
India's left-arm swing bowler Rudra Pratap Singh, better known as RP Singh, spent less than a month at Leicestershire earlier this season but that was the period he fine-tuned the delivery jagging back
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Galle set for Dec 18
Work on one of the world's most picturesque cricket grounds, the Galle International Stadium, is going ahead as scheduled to host the third Test between Sri Lanka and England starting on December 18.
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KP admits to beamer fear
Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he was fearful for his safety when Sreesanth sent down a beamer during the second Test at Trent Bridge.
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Eng T20 squad due today
England will name their squad for the one-day series against India and September's Twenty20 World Championships on Monday.
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Abahani recalls Sheikh Kamal
Abahani observed the 58th birthday of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and founder of the club, yesterday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Time rife for Magpies
No matter what has happened in the previous 12 months, optimism is never in short supply at Newcastle at this time of year.
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No regrets for Beckham
England midfielder David Beckham admitted playing injured in his final games for Real Madrid aggravated the ankle injury now delaying his Major League Soccer career, but he said he had no regrets.
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Eriksson targets Bresciano
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson could make Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano his ninth signing of the summer on Sunday.
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