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Fingers crossed for Mashrafee
Watching the game from the bench is painful for any athlete. It is more upsetting if you can't even take part in the preparation on the eve of a game.
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7-star Brothers
BU-7, Dipali-0
Victor Edwards slammed a hattrick as de-fending cham-pions Brothers Union displayed a trail of strength ahead of their title-deciding match against Moha-mmedan Sporting Club with a 7-0 thrashing of relegation-bound
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Moody eying whitewash
After posting an 88-run win over Bangladesh in the three-match one-series opener, the Sri Lankan cricketers were given a day's rest on Thursday to get fresh for the second match.
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Cold & flu hit India
Play NZ today
India seem to have ridden over the fitness crisis to two of their key batsmen ahead of the critical Videocon Cup cricket tri-series clash against New Zealand here on Friday.
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Tait fit for final Test
Australia paceman Shaun Tait is undergoing treatment for a shoulder problem but has been cleared for next week's final Ashes Test against England.
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Cute handball
Bangladesh Rifles continued their winning spree when they beat arch-rivals Bangladesh Police 35- 20 in the Cute Premier Division handball league on Thursday. The winners led the first half 20-8.
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Umps to be tougher in Ashes finale
Umpire Rudi Koetzen has promised to clamp down on players leaving the field too frequently in the final Ashes Test, which begins at The Oval next Thursday.
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Sachin out of Super Series?
Sachin Tendulkar may not play in the International Cricket Council's Super Series in October due to his slow recovery from tennis elbow surgery, his doctor was quoted as saying on Thursday.
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Eng coming to India next year
England's tour of India next year will comprise three Tests and seven one-day internationals, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Thursday.
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Only Barca for Ronaldinho
World Player of the Year Ronaldinho said he never considered leaving Barcelona, after signing a contract extension which will keep him at the Spanish champions until 2010.
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US Open
Seeds sail smoothly
French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the US Open here on Wednesday with a tough 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over tenacious US teenager Scoville Jenkins.
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Nannu's Treatment
Fazlur donates Tk one lakh
State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman donated Tk one lakh when he visited the residence of the former national footballer ailing Monowar Hossain Nannu on Thursday.
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'Bring on McGrath'
England batsman Ian Bell hopes Glenn McGrath will be fit for next week's deciding Test against Australia at The Oval even though his return could help boost the tourists' chances of retaining the Ashes.
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