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No Tushar for Tests yet
Bashar retained in the team, Riyad the new face
Middle-order batsman Tushar Imran was once again ignored for the sake of the so-called team combination when the national selectors yesterday announced the Sri Lanka-bound Bangladesh Test team.
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Afro-Asia Cup loses shine
The withdrawal of top cricketers like Graeme Smith and Sachin Tendulkar and an unseemly broadcasting flap have taken the gloss off the Afro-Asia Cup cricket series starting here on Wednesday.
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5 Tigers off to Bangalore for Afro-Asia Cup
With hopes to make it to the playing elevens, five Bangladeshi cricketers including newly appointed captain Mohammad Ashraful and his deputy Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left Dhaka for Bangalore yesterday totake
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Abahani's date with Ctg MSC today
The second week of the B. League's second leg begins today with Abahani looking to return to the top of the table when they meet Chittagong Mohammedan in the port city.
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3rd pathology report sought
Jamaican police readying for climb-down
Although Jamaican police are refusing to officially comment, it is now being widely reported that they are set to make what will be an embarrassing climb-down later this week and admit that Bob Woolmer
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India close to naming coach
Dav Whatmore remains the leading contender to take over as India's next cricket coach but is not a certainty for the job as officials prepare to make their choice on Monday night.
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Aussies star for counties
Australia duo Justin Langer and Stuart Clark both turned in standout performances during the latest round of English county Friends Provident Trophy one-day matches on Sunday.
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Iranian GM Ghaem has the last laugh
Iranian Grand Master Ghaem Maghami Ehsan lifted the crown in the 8th United Insurance and United Leasing Grandmasters Chess Tournament which concluded at the NSC conference room yesterday.
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Roland Garros Paris
Nadal Tames Hewitt Again
Djokovic, Moya cruise along
Novak Djokovic, the youngest player left in the French Open, and veteran former champion Carlos Moya, the oldest man standing, moved into the Roland Garros quarterfinals on Monday.
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Roland Garros Paris
Sharapova grinds out another win
Maria Sharapova saved three match points in a battling performance on Sunday to defeat Swi-tzerland's Patty Schnyder 3-6, 6-4, 9-7 and reach the last eight of the French Open.
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UEFA Champions League
Liverpool defend fans
Liverpool officials have hit back angrily at a new report from European football's governing body UEFA which slated the club's fans as being the worst behaved in Europe.
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Jose still after defender
Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, said yesterday that he is still looking to sign a new defender and a midfielder this summer.
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Ranieri new Juve coach
Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as the new coach of Juventus, the newly-promoted Turin club confirmed on Monday.
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Roland Garros Paris
Parisians feel for Federer
Roger Federer believes a wave of sympathy from a traditionally fickle Paris crowd can finally carry him to French Open victory.
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Totti hints at int'l return
Francesco Totti could end his sabbatical from international duty in time for Italy's potentially crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against France and Ukraine in September.
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Hoddle boost for Beckham
Glenn Hoddle believes David Beckham can play for England for at least six more years despite moving to US Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Barmy Army to boost SL tourism
Advance bookings for England's winter cricket tour of Sri Lanka has been rising steadily even as fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels escalates, officials said on Monday.
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Flintoff to stay an all-rounder
Andrew Flintoff will return for England as a fully-fledged all-rounder and not a specialist batsman after his latest bout of ankle surgery, according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.
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BFF meeting today
An emergency meeting of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will be held this afternoon to discuss FIFA's ruling on the election of the executive committee.
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Ramdin in the runs
Denesh Ramdin made his highest first-class score of 131 as West Indies settled for a draw on the third and final day of their tour match against MCC at the Racecourse Ground here Sunday.
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