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Nafees: veni, vidi, vici
Shahriar Nafees's first year in international cricket turned into a glorious chapter as the new Bangladesh vice-captain seized the top two awards of the 2005-06 season in the second Bangladesh Cricket
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Abahani face BSC in Club Cup opener today
The Shah Sports Club Cup Hockey tournament will begin today with defending champions Abahani taking on Bangladesh Sporting Club (BSC) in group in the opening match at 2pm at the Maulana Bhasani national
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Pioneer Football
Super League from Monday
The second phase of the Pioneer Football League will begin at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
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A virtual semifinal
Indo-Aussie crunch game at KL today
Australia and India face-off in a crunch DLF Cup one-day match on Friday, conscious that whoever lose will take the failure into the Champions Trophy next month.
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Butcher Boucher
Mark Boucher blasted a 44-ball century as South Africa went on a scoring spree to gain a 171-run win in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe at Sedgars Park Wednesday.
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Sachin return pleases Brian
Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket and prolific run scoring is a welcome boost for the game and the West Indies would do well to learn from him, captain Brian Lara says.
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World Cup 2007
T&T venue ruled out
World Cup organisers have admitted a venue will not be ready in time and an alternative is being sought.
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Barclays English Premier League
Alonso stuns Magpies
Xabi Alonso struck a stunning goal from inside his own half for the second time in eight months to seal Liverpool's 2-0 Premiership victory over Newcastle on Wednesday.
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Pauletta powers PSG
A Pauleta brace seconds apart helped provide some rare cheer for ailing Paris Saint Germain in their 3-1 French League Cup win over Lorient on Wednesday.
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Head-butt a hit for Materazzi
Marco Materazzi may have felt the pain when Zinedine Zidane planted his infamous head-butt on him in the World Cup final but the Italian hardman defender has seen it pay off financially for him in a commercial.
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Crespo a la Ronaldinho
Hernan Crespo did his best Ronaldinho impression to score the goal which gave Inter Milan a precious 1-0 win at Roma, their likeliest rivals for the Serie A title.
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Palermo, Catania fans clash
Fifty people were injured as rival fans clashed before and during Wednesday's Sicilian derby between Palermo and Catania, the first Serie A match between the two clubs since the 1962/63 season.
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'Newcastle goal my best'
Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso admitted his wondergoal against Newcastle on Wednesday was the best of his career.
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Cricket changing trend
Only a couple of years back, the ardent of followers of the game did not even dream of what is happening in cricket these days.
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Aussies up against it
Argentina is home for the Davis Cup, and that could pose a lot of trouble for Australia. The last time the Argentines lost a Davis Cup series at home was in 1998 against Slovakia.
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Mauresmo off to solid start
France's Amelie Mauresmo spoilt home country hopes at the China Open as the double 2006 Grand Slam champion eliminated Sun Tiantian 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. The world No.
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FIDE rating chess starts today
The 2nd University of Greenwich FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, sponsored by Overseas Study Counseling Limited, begins today at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room.
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Vengsarkar set for hot job
Former Test captain Dilip Vengsarkar is expected to take over as India's chief selector when the cricket board holds its annual meeting next week, an official said on Thursday.
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Hingis in quarters
Top seed Martina Hingis scored a hard-fought 6-2, 7-5 win over Tzipora Obziler in the second round of the Kolkata Open tournament on Wednesday.
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Ponting wants Hair to return
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed controversial umpire Darrell Hair to return to international cricket, saying he was one of the best in the business.
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Premiership giants flop in League Cup
Premiership clubs Manchester City, Fulham and Middlesbrough were all sent crashing out of the English League Cup by lower league opposition in a dramatic second round on Wednesday.
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Taylor calls to tighten up transfer rules
Gordon Taylor has called on English football bosses to implement stricter transfer rules to ensure there is no repeat of the bribes allegations that have rocked the sport.
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Barclays English Premier League
Bellamy in tunnel brawl
Craig Bellamy was at the centre of an ugly spat with his former teammates and Newcastle United staff as tempers boiled over in the tunnel in the wake of Liverpool's 2-0 Premiership success on Wednesday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Allardyce hurt by son's role
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has revealed he feels hurt by his son Craig after he was exposed in the BBC investigation into corruption in English football.
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Morientes blasts the English game
Spanish striker Fernando Morientes says he is happy to have escaped the rough and tumble of the English Premier League after returning to Spain and joining Valencia.
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Lucio ban reduced
Bayern Munich's Brazilian international defender Lucio had his three-match cup ban reduced to just one game by The German Football Federation (DFB) disciplinary panel on Wednesday.
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Becks set for new deal
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has said the club will reach agreement with David Beckham on a new deal within the next three weeks.
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Deisler, Gorlitz back for Bayern
Bayern Munich's German international duo Sebastian Deisler and Andreas Gorlitz both made a successful return to training this week after lengthy spells on the sidelines, the club said Thursday.
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Keeper clashes with fans
Santos goalkeeper Fabio Costa clashed with a group of his team's fans as he left the stadium after making a blunder in the 1-1 draw with Fluminense, Brazilian media said.
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