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Abahani take charge
After several years in the wilderness of local cricket, Abahani has finally put together a team that will please their large number of supporters as the Dhanmondi giants signed some big names on the opening
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More rest for Mashud
Scotland due today
Khaled Mashud has been dropped from Bangladesh's two one-day internationals against Scotland.
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15th Asian Games Doha 2006
Bangladesh tame violent Oman
Bangladesh hockey team finally won a match in the 15th Asian Games when they staged a come-from-behind 5-3 win over Oman in their final Pool B encounter in Doha yesterday.
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Now A teams lock horns
Having been whitewashed by the Bangladesh national team in the 5-match one-day series, Zimbabwe cricketers regroup in the form of an A team in a bid to have practice in the longer version of the gamefrom
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AIS lift 2nd b'ball title
American International School (AIS) of Dhaka lifted the South Asia Inter-Scholastic Association (SAISA) basketball championship for the second time in a row in Kathmandu on December 3.
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Easy win for Pakistan
Opener Imran Farhat hit an aggressive half-century and paceman Navedul Hasan took 3-37 to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day match here on Sunday.
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15th Asian Games Doha 2006
Indian hockey in dire straits
India crashed out of the 15th Asian Games men's field hockey on Sunday, leaving the former champions facing an uncertain future in a sport they once ruled the world.
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ESPN-Star ICC's global partner
ESPN-Star Sports have successfully bid to become the International Cricket Council's (ICC) global media and production partner from late 2007 to 2015.
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Pawar will not contest again
BCCI president Sharad Pawar has said he would not contest the cricket board elections after his current term ends as he wanted to help the game in a different way.
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Batting remains the worry
It's not often that a team wins a four-day game by 96 runs, with a day to spare, and finds itself with more questions than answers.
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England find positives
England ticked all the right boxes with a much-improved performance in the drawn tour match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground.
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No Vaughan in Ashes
Michael Vaughan has conceded he has no chance of making an unlikely Ashes comeback down under.
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PCB boss under scrutiny
The role of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf in the inquiry in to the doping scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket has come under scrutiny with the publication of a letter written byhim
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Singh puts pressure on Pathan
Batting may have been a perennial source of concern on this tour for India, but on the bowling front it has been a problem of plenty.
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Sania, Li move into qtrs
Chinese top seed Li Na and Indian favourite Sania Mirza cruised into the Asian Games quarterfinals of the women's singles on Sunday and declared themselves fighting fit.
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Kapil writes off India?
Considering India's prolonged patch of below-par performances, former captain Kapil Dev Sunday said the Indian team was not a strong contender for the world cup 2007.
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Real Go Down at Sevilla
Barca consolidate lead
Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of the table on Saturday after notching a 1-0 win at home to Real Sociedad while title challengers Sevilla beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a highly charged encounter
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Club World Cup
Al Ahli blank Auckland
African champions Al Ahli beat New Zealand's Auckland City 2-0 on Sunday to earn a crack at Brazil's Internacional at the Club World Cup.
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Bundes Liga
Frankfurt hit for six
Werder Bremen claimed the outright lead in the Bundesliga with a 6-2 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Goals galore in EPL
Manchester United's drive to reclaim the Premiership title accelerated on Saturday as Sir Alex Ferguson's side pulled nine points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership with a 3-1 drubbing ofbitter
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
Lens stretch unbeaten run
Lens consolidated second place behind runaway leaders Lyon and Djibril Cisse made his long awaited debut for Marseille in the French first division on Saturday.
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Old Trafford beckons Becks
David Beckham is to line up against a Manchester United side at Old Trafford for the first time since he left the club for Real Madrid in 2003.
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Sheva aims to deliver
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has ruled out an early exit from the Premier League and is determined to put right his faltering start to English football.
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Arsene gets even with Jose
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned English champions Chelsea that their plans to become the biggest club in the world are doomed to failure.
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Serie B
Camo sends Juve top
Mauro Camoranesi's goal gave Juventus a 1-0 win over Verona and sent them top of Italy's Serie B on Saturday.
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Barcelona set to sue Le Monde
Barcelona announced on Saturday that they will be taking legal action against French daily Le Monde for alleging that the club had links to the doctor at the centre of a Spanish doping investigation.
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