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Tigers in Sylhet
Mohammad Ashraful's men reached Sylhet yesterday to go through a special conditioning camp, popularly known as 'boot camp', under a unit of Bangladesh Army to warm-up for the Twenty20 World Championship
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Nayeem to name nat'l squads tomorrow
Syed Nayeemuddin will take another day to settle his mind before naming two different national teams for this month's Merdeka Cup and Nehru Cup international tournaments.
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Dhoni blasts England
Mahendra Dhoni's rapid 92 powered India past the 500-mark as they strengthened their grip on the third and final Test against England at The Oval here Friday.
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SLC's tough stance
Sri Lankan cricket's governing body on Friday threatened to ban any national player who took part in the breakaway multi-million dollar Indian Cricket League.
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Yousuf set to sign
Mohammad Yousuf is expected to sign his central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board over the next few days, though uncertainty remains over the future of Abdul Razzaq, the other player yet to sign
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Barclays English Premier League
Mission: Crack Big Four
Say what you will but as far as marketing is concerned there is no league in the world that comes close to matching the popularity of the English Premiership.
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Active chess title Javed's
Mohammed Javed clinched the weekend Active Chess title held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room yesterday.
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Dinesh doesn't feel bad
On a day when a horrendous leg before decision given against Sourav Ganguly was a topic of debate, Dinesh Karthick did well to clear all doubts regarding his own caught behind dismissal that saw him missing
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FIFA chief attacks England bid
FIFA vice-president Jack Warner vowed he will fight to stop England from hosting the 2018 World Cup, in an astonishing attack to be broadcast Saturday.
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Zidane may play Beck's Galaxy
French football legend Zinedine Zidane is in talks with Sydney FC for a one-off guest appearance against David Beckham's LA Galaxy here in November, reports said Friday.
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Beckham makes debut
David Beckham was delighted to finally make his Major League Soccer debut Thursday, but disappointed he couldn't help his Los Angeles Galaxy to a victory.
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Tevez completes transfer
English champions Manchester United on Friday finally completed the transfer of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez. The Red Devils confirmed the 23-year-old forward had joined on a two-year loan.
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Real confirm Drenthe deal
Feyenoord midfielder Royston Drenthe agreed a five-year deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, the Spanish champions confirmed.
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Lamps delays negotiations
England midfielder Frank Lampard has told Chelsea he intends to delay further contract talks until the end of the season.
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Domenech face sanctions
UEFA president Michel Platini on Friday demanded that France coach Raymond Domenech provide proof of his allegations of match-fixing or face sanctions from European football's governing body.
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Gallas Gunners captain
William Gallas was on Thursday officially named as Arsenal's captain for the forthcoming season by manager Arsene Wenger, after the club earlier said Gilberto Silva had been given the role.
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Bayern wary of rivals
Germany's double World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer insisted on Friday that winning the Bundesliga will not be a mere formality for Bayern Munich despite their 69 million euros summer spending spree.
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Meril Media Cup Football 2007
Seeds fall on opening day
Seeded teams tumbled on the opening day of the Meril Media Cup football tournament with UNB pulling off the biggest upset when they beat Channel i 2-0 yesterday.
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'King worst coach'
West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has called Bennett King, the former national team coach, "one of the worst coaches" he has ever had and alleged that he was abusive to players.
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Maria survives a scare
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova struggled past Michaella Krajicek here Thursday to become one of four Russians to book quarterfinal berths at this 600,000-dollar US Open tune up.
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Federer sets the pace
The top five seeds swept into the quarterfinals of the Montreal Masters on Thursday with Roger Federer setting the blistering pace.
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Flintoff happy with action
Andrew Flintoff has dismissed England bowling consultant Allan Donald's claim he needs to modify his action to avoid suffering another ankle injury.
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'Aus prepared to cover for greats'
Stuart Clark says Australia are well prepared to cover the losses of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, but admits it will be strange not having them around to "save the day".
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Raina considers English stint
Passed over for selection to India's squad for the Twenty20 World Championship squad, middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is eyeing a stint in the English leagues to work his way back into the team.
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Bowlers practice survival techniques
Australia have altered their focus from swing to Twenty20 as they try to find a way for their bowlers to cope at the World Championship in South Africa.
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Harbhajan spins Surrey to win
India Test reject Harbhajan Singh claimed an eleven-wicket match haul to help Surrey beat Kent by four wickets in the English county championship on Thursday.
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