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Final say board's
Selectors pick T20 team tomorrow
The national selectors will sit tomorrow to pick the 15-member squad for the Twenty20 World Championship to be held in South Africa this September.
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Emily aims higher
Those who watched Zahid Hassan Emily score a sublime equaliser for Bangladesh against India in a group match of the SAFF Football Championship in Karachi in December 2005 could never doubt in the young
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Helal's last day at BFF?
Anwarul Huq Helal had his last day at office as the general secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday.
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Six-star Ghosh sinks Malaysia
Taposh Ghosh bowled Bangladesh Under-19 to a 34-run victory in a Twnety20 match against Malaysia at the STC ground yesterday.
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ICC World Twenty 20 South Africa 2007
Pakistan go with youth
Pakistan dropped experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from the national squad announced Tuesday for next month's inaugural World Twenty20 Cup in South Africa.
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ICC World Twenty 20 South Africa 2007
Dhoni made T20 captain
Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a revamped India team missing five top stars at the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa in September.
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A Jharkhand fairytale
Mahendra Singh Dhoni today termed his elevation to Twenty-20 captaincy three years after his India debut as a "fairytale" and said he would strive hard to meet the challenges and expectations.
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India await history
Rahul Dravid didn't take long to ponder the question when asked about India's unfortunate habit of squandering away leads.
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Monty urges right spirit
Monty Panesar has defended England's behaviour ahead of the third and final Test against India, which starts at The Oval on Thursday.
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India drop Sreesanth
India on Tuesday left out fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for the seven-match one-day series against hosts England starting later this month.
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German Cup
Kahn saves Bayern
German striker Miroslav Klose saved Bayern Munich's blushes on Monday with an equaliser at minnows Wacker Burghausen as his side made the German Cup's second round after a 4-3 win on penalties.
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Lamps backs resilience
Frank Lampard insists Chelsea will shrug off the injury crisis that threatens to wreck the start of their season.
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Barca edge Yokohama
Spanish powerhouse Barcelona made it two wins out of two on their Asian tour Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Japan's former J-League champions Yokohama in Tokyo.
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Bundes Liga
Modest Ribery set to shine
As Bayern Munich's record signing, Franck Ribery has wasted no time paying back the faith his new employers showed when they secured his services for a cool 26 million euros this summer.
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Ballack swayed by Chelsea faith
With his players seemingly dropping like flies, José Mourinho could do with every man he can lay his hands on, so the manager will have been relieved yesterday to hear Michael Ballack commit his future
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Panel to settle Heinze row
Gabriel Heinze has told Man-chester United he wants his transfer dispute to be settled by a Premier League arbitration panel next week.
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Bizarre injury for Lita
Injuries are an occupational hazard for footballers but, while most players suffer knocks during matches or training, Reading striker Leroy Lita managed to crock himself without leaving the comfort of
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Eriksson begins clear-out
Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson has told Ousmane Dabo, Danny Mills and Paul Dickov they can leave the Premiership club.
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England's advantage
Funny as it now seems, after a decade of barely relenting hopelessness in one-day cricket, there was a time -- not so long ago -- when England all but ruled the world in the limited-overs game.
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Jaffer 'more matured'
Five years ago Wasim Jaffer left Trent Bridge uncertain. In India's second Test of their previous tour, he'd endured a double-failure (0 and 5) and unsure of his place for the next match at Headingley.
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Harmison's faith in Tremlett
England need to bounce back at The Oval if they are to square the series against India, and Steve Harmison believes Chris Tremlett's height will be instrumental to their fortunes.
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Zaheer rested due to bruised heel
Zaheer Khan has been left out of the Twenty20 World Champion-ship because of a bruised heel, Dilip Vengsarkar, India's chairman of selectors, has confirmed.
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BCCI to discuss revel series
The appointment of a new coach of the Indian cricket team and the tussle with the breakaway Indian Cricket League will come up for discussion when top BCCI officials meet here on Wednesday.
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BCCI scared of ICL: Bedi
The BCCI's opposition to the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) is grounded in its fear of being exposed as an inefficient organisation, feels legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi.
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SLC release Atapattu
Sri Lanka's cricket governing body Monday released former captain Marvan Atapattu from his contract, effectively ending his career with the national team.
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McClaren to visit Beckham
England coach Steve McClaren is to meet up with David Beckham in Washington on Thursday in a bid to check up on the midfielder's fitness.
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England recall for Sol?
England coach Steve McClaren is ready to revive the international careers of Portsmouth duo Sol Campbell and David James. Campbell, 32, has not played for England since the 2006 World Cup.
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Magpies keep buying
Newcastle signed Spanish left-back Jose Enrique from Villarreal for 6.3 million pounds on Monday.
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Barca launch site in Chinese
Barcelona has launched a Chinese-language version of its official website and will soon unveil editions in Arabic and Korean, the Spanish giants said Monday.
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Bayern confirm Larrauri arrival
Bayern Munich's manager Uli Hoeness confirmed on Monday night that 13-year-old Peruvian child prodigy Pier Larrauri will join the German giants, but insisted no contract had been signed.
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