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Ash happy at No. 5
If anybody takes Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayewardene's recent observations about the batting order of Bangladesh into account and expects it to be reflected in the third and final Test, he is making
 
B. League
Eyes on Emily, Junior
Abahani meet Brothers today
Abahani will look to cement their place in the B. League table when they meet Brothers Union in today's crucial match.
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Murali still a learner
Muttiah Muralidaran may have taken 688 wickets but he is not ready to take anything for granted. Be it against Australia or Bangladesh, it's all the same for him.
 
Jekyll & Hyde dads
Where once there were lawsuits and restraining orders, now there are tearful tributes and emotional reconciliations. There can never have been a better time to be a tennis dad.
 
ACC Women's Cricket
Bangladesh play UAE today
Bangladesh women's cricket team will take on UAE in one of the opening day's matches of the ACC Women's Cricket Tournament at the Institute Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim ground in Malaysia.
 
Stanford series raises concern
National cricket boards have "genuine concerns" over a 20-million-dollar Twenty20 series planned for West Indies, says the International Cricket Council (ICC).
 
Pak preliminary squad for T20 World C'ship
Pakistan on Tuesday announced their 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September:
PRELIMINARY TEAM
Shoaib Malik (captain), ShahidAfridi,

 
U-16 trial on July 13, 14
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has called an open trial for selection of the under-16 national football team.
 
DRU cricket
Khabarpatra handed a four-wicket defeat to Banglabazar Patrika at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday to ensure a quarterfinal berth in the DRU-Pepsi six-a-side cricket tournament for
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
China restore order
China broke the curse of the Asian Cup in emphatic style on Tuesday when they thrashed lowly Malaysia 5-1 to become the first favoured team to win so far in the competition.
 
Arjuna surprises Dav
Dav Whatmore has expressed his surprise and disappointment at reports that Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lanka captain, has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against hiring him as their next
 
S Korea hosts EPL sides
English Premiership sides Bolton and Reading begin their preparations for the new season at the Peace Cup in South Korea this week, working on fitness levels and fine-tuning tactics.
 
Eng thinking of Marcus
England are weighing up whether to give an international recall to Marcus Trescothick.
 
Mourinho convinced Malouda
Chelsea's new signing Florent Malouda said yesterday that he turned down Liverpool because he was persuaded that Jose Mourinho wanted him more than Rafael Benitez.
 
Europe Fergie's goal
Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed to rotate his squad like never before as the Manchester United manager looks to make up for missing out on European glory last season.
 
Serie A
The Old Lady returns
This time last year the 'Old Lady' was on her knees, her legs buckling under the strain of Calciopoli, Italy's biggest ever match-fixing scandal.
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AFC Asian Cup 2007
Dream start for Indonesia
Star striker Bambang Pamungkas's 64th minute winner gave co-hosts Indonesia a dream start to their Asian Cup campaign here on Tuesday as they shocked Bahrain 2-1 in group D.
 
West Indies dump Dutch
Netherlands proved no match for a confident West Indies side as they went down by 10 wickets in the opening match of the quadrangular series at the Clontarf Cricket Club ground in Dublin yesterday.
 
Giles unsure about future
England spinner Ashley Giles admits his cricketing future is in the balance as he fights to regain fitness after a third hip operation.
 
Malouda now Chelsea's
Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday the transfer of France international Florent Malouda from Lyon on a four-year contract.
 
Madrid rope in Pepe
Spanish champions Real Madrid have struck an agreement to sign FC Porto's Brazilian central defender Kleper Laveran Lima Ferreira, otherwise known as "Pepe," the clubs said Tuesday.
 
'Iran go home'
Youngster Aziz Haydarov delivered a cheeky message to Uzbekistan's opening Asian Cup opponents on Tuesday: "Iran go home.
 
Koumas joins Wigan
English Premiership side Wigan have confirmed the signing of Jason Koumas on a four-year deal, the north-west side announced Tuesday.
 

 
   
 
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