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10th South Asian Games Colombo 2006
Sharmin dethroned
Radhika Barale of India dethroned Bangladesh's Sharmin Akhter as the South Asian Games women's 10m air rifle champion yesterday at the Welisara Navy Range on the outskirts of Colombo.
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Inzy gives his version
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq said Monday he kept his team off the field against England in the fourth Test to defend his country's pride after allegations of cheating.
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Hair lives on controversy!
The shock decision to call off the fourth and final Test at The Oval here Sunday and award the match to England with a day to spare after Pakistan had been charged with ball tampering was not the first
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Oval Test called off
The fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan was sensationally abandoned on Sunday after an ugly row over ball-tampering.
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All eyes on Asif
Star shooter Asif Hossain Khan will look forward to make up for the women team's failure in the 10m air rifle event at the 10th SA Games when he enters the Welisera Navy Range today.
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Susanthika to run till 2008
Olympic bronze medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe has sets her eyes on competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Barca ride on Deco
Deco scored a goal in each half and FC Barcelona won the Spanish Supercup on Sunday with a 3-0 second-leg victory over crosstown rival Espanyol.
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UEFA Champions League
Tricky ties for Milan, Liverpool
European giants Liverpool and AC Milan, who fought out an epic Champions League final in 2005, face a tense Tuesday as they attempt to reach the group stages of this season's competition.
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Khulna trounce Joypurhat
Khulna made a flying start in the Jubok Phone National Football Championship when they thrashed Joypurhat 5-0 in their first game at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday.
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UEFA Champions League
Hamburg in disarray
SV Hamburg approach Tues-day's Cham-pions League final qualifier against Osasuna with mounting problems after just two games of the new Bundesliga season.
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BARCLAYS English Premier League
Chelsea rout 10-Man City
John Terry capped a week to remember as he put two-time Premiership champions Chelsea on course for a 3-0 win against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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'My players not cheats'
Woolmer apologises to fans
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer and tour manager Zaheer Abbas both insisted their side had not been guilty of ball-tampering during their sensational forfeit of the fourth and final Test against England at
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Nasser bats for Inzamam
Former England captain Nasser Hussain said he sympathised with Pakistan skipper Inzamamul Haq for refusing to play in the fourth Test after the tourists were accused of ball-tampering at The Oval.
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Roddick ends title drought
Andy Roddick fancies his US Open chances after ending a one-year slump in the ATP Cincinnati Masters on Sunday.
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'It's just not cricket!'
The controversial end to the Test cricket series between England and Pakistan dominated the front pages of Britain's newspapers on Monday after the tourists forfeited the fourth Test at The Oval.
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Mini Hitler: Pak legends
Pakistani cricket greats Monday laid into umpire Darrell Hair after the chaos-hit fourth Test against England, with legend Imran Khan describing the Australian as a "mini Hitler".
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Lankans give Hair a piece of their mind
Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair was on Monday subjected to ridicule and scorn by Sri Lankan cricket experts after accusing Pakistan of ball-tampering in The Oval Test.
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Lyon edge Bordeaux
Lyon edged Bordeaux 2-1 on Sunday with a little help from some intuitive tactical tinkering from the champions manager Gerard Houllier.
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BARCLAYS English Premier League
Theo up for it
Teenage starlet Theo Walcott insisted he felt no nerves and was "up for it" when he finally made his Arsenal debut having been controversially included and then overlooked in England's World Cup squad.
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Bundes Liga
Lahm seals Bayern win
Roy Makaay and Philipp Lahm earned below-par Bayern Munich a 2-1 win at promoted Bochum on Sunday, giving the Bundesliga champions a share of the early lead with a maximum six points from two matches.
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Ronaldo bid tied to CL
AC Milan will officially bid for Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Ronaldo if they reach the group stages of the Champions League.
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Bundes Liga
Diego makes his mark
German title hopefuls Werder Bremen appear to have found a worthy successor to French playmaker Johan Micoud with Brazilian international Diego having an immediate impact since arriving in the summer.
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Figo gives up on England dream
Inter Milan's Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo said he has all but given up on a long-standing dream of playing in the English Premiership.
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Magpies takeover talks continue
Jersey-based investment company The Belgravia Group confirmed that they are looking into a potential takeover of Premiership club Newcastle United.
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Long lay-off for Pires
French midfielder Robert Pires will miss most of his first season at new club Villarreal after tearing the cruciate ligament in his left knee - the second such injury to hit the Primera Liga side in a
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Baraja out for 10 weeks
Valencia's Spanish international midfielder Ruben Baraja will be out of action for around two and a half months after tearing a muscle in his right leg on Monday.
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Boca, Estudiantes continue winning
Boca Juniors and Estudiantes won again at the weekend to keep up their 100 percent records after three games of the Argentine Apertura championship.
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President behind Pakistan captain
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has telephoned the country's cricket captain to offer his support in the row that wrecked the fourth Test against England, officials said Monday.
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Pakistan to press ahead with ODIs
Pakistan will remain in England for the one-day series despite the unprecedented decision to forfeit the fourth Test at The Oval on Sunday, a senior Pakistan Board official told Reuters.
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Chelsea tie up Boulahrouz deal
English Premiership champions Chelsea completed the transfer of Netherlands defender Khalid Boulahrouz from German side Hamburg on Monday.
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Pioneer League begins
Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League began yesterday at the Birsheshthra Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.
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Cambiasso extends with Inter
Argentina international Esteban Cambiasso agreed Monday a two-year extension with Inter Milan that will keep him at the Serie A club until 2010.
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Emergency BFF meet today
The executive committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will meet today at 4pm at it conference room to discuss on the current crisis regarding the starting of the Professional Football League.
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Juventus appeal to civil court
Juventus, who were stripped of last season's Serie A title and demoted to the second division with a 17-point deficit for match-fixing, said Monday they will appeal against their punishment in the civil
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