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Abahani sorry for it
Abahani Krira Chakra have accepted in principle the punishment awarded to their hockey coach and three players by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) League Committee for beating umpire Golam Kibria
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Rifles retain kabadi crown
The Bangladesh Rifles maintained their supremacy winning the eighth Premier Division Kabadi League beating Bangladesh Army in the final at the outer stadium kabadi court yesterday.
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Young is beautiful
Current fashion suggests the 38-year-old Steve Waugh will be consigned to his slippers in the near future, while England may look to blood a schoolboy.
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Vaughan sings Thorpe song
England one-day captain Michael Vaughan said Tuesday that Graham Thorpe was still the country's best batsman.
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India out to get WC money
India's cricket chiefs will go to "any extent" to secure the nine million dollars held back by the sport's world governing body for violating World Cup contracts, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Rain washes out Eng-Zim match
Heavy rain washed out the NatWest triangular series one-day international between England and Zimbabwe at Headingley here on Tuesday.England were 81 for four in 16.
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Lara returns to top spot
West Indies captain Brian Lara has reclaimed the top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Test ratings after his outstanding batting in the 1-0 home series win over Sri Lanka.
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In love with Worcs
South African all-rounder Andrew Hall is enjoying his time in England so much he wants to return next year.
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Eight unusual suspects
A glance at the men's quarterfinalists at Wimbledon throws up an immediate anomaly: None has ever won the title at the All England Club.
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Serena, Justine in Wimbledon semis
Defending champion and top seed Serena Williams dropped her first set at Wimbledon on Tuesday, but recovered to reach the women's singles semifinals beating US eighth seed Jennifer Capriati 2-6, 6-2,6-3
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Scud wrecks US dream
Andre Agassi joined Lleyton Hewitt on the Wimbledon scrapheap on Monday - ruining what was otherwise shaping up as a dream of a day for the American contingent at the All England Club.
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Strawberries and Cream
Spectators arriving early at court three on Tuesday were kept entertained before play began with an unusual spectacle: tennis without balls.
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Beckham through medical
Soccer star David Beckham successfully completed a comprehensive medical examination on Tuesday to effectively seal his move from Manchester United, Real Madrid's official website said.
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Bully Fergie!
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been exposed as a dressing room bully who rules Old Trafford by fear.
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Ronaldinho to cost $52 million
Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has been told he can have Paris St Germain's Brazil World Cup star Ronaldinho for 45 million euros (52 million dollars/31 million pounds).
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Homebound Zola
Chelsea's Italian star Gianfranco Zola was reported Tuesday to have decided to leave London to finish his career on his island home of Sardinia with Italian side Cagliari.
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Zagallo promises sixth
The assistant coach of the Brazilian national team, Mario Zagallo, said that it isn't a shame that Brazil was sent out of the Confederations Cup and promised the supporters that Brazil will win theirsixth
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Ronaldo not worried
Brazil striker Ronaldo has brushed aside the dismal recent performances by the five-times world champions, saying they will perform when it matters. "It's always been like that with the national team.
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France v Brazil in May
France, co-founders of FIFA and creators of the World Cup, will play five-times world champions Brazil in a friendly next May to mark the centenary of the sport's governing body.
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DRU football Star scrape past Dinkal
The Daily Star made a rusty return to the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) football championship that kicked off at the Handball ground adjacent to the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
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NWFP women in problem
As one of Pakistan's bright young hopes in female squash, 19-year-old Saira Abdul Sattar is not about to bow to a new ban by the local Islamist government on male coaches, especially when her coach is
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