Vol. 5 Num 167 Mon. November 08, 2004    
 
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RC Cola ODI Series 2004 Bangladesh vs. New Zealand
Black Caps' 3-0 cruise
Bangladesh ma-de their highest score of the series, played out the full 50 overs which was a preliminary target and yet the effort was simply not enough to prevent an 83 run thrashing at the hand of New
 
Clarke keen to play at home
Australia will be fresh and ready to take on New Zealand in a two-Test series even though they have only just returned from a successful Indian tour, new cricketing hero Michael Clarke said on Sunday.
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Series Salad
The Tigers had a strange experience an hour before the third and final one-day international starting at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
 
A Flemo revelation
New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming claims he was offered 200,000 pound (370,200 US dollars) during the 1999 World Cup to join a match-fixing syndicate which hinted at links to prominent sportsmen.
 
WI name probables for Aussie tri-series
West Indies have named a provisional squad of 25 for a triangular one-day series in Australia in January.
 
Safin, Stepanek to face off
Russian sixth seed Marat Safin overcame an injury scare to beat Argentina's 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 on Saturday to move just one match away from winning his third Paris Masters title.
 
Primera Liga
Barca remain unbeaten
Spanish leaders Barcelona beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 to extend their unbeaten streak in the league to 10 games on Saturday.
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Premiership
Robben takes Chelsea to top
Chelsea went two points clear at the top of the Premier League after they beat Everton 1-0 and struggling champions Arsenal were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by promoted Crystal Palace Saturday.
 
Bundesliga
Bayern roar back
Bayern Munich put their painful midweek European defeat to Juventus behind them with a 3-0 triumph over Hannover at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, a result that lifts them to second in the table.
 
Serie A
Juve run ends
Juventus suffered their first defeat of the season after losing 2-1 at Reggina on Saturday.
 
Real after Robinho
Real Madrid are targeting Brazil striker Robson de Souza Robinho as their next high profile catch, local media reported here Saturday.
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Rafique passes Mahmud
Mohammad Rafique overtook Khaled Mahmud as the leading wicket-taker in one-day internationals for Bangladesh when the ace left-arm spinner finished with his career best 4-63 against New Zealand yesterday.
 
Club Cup Hockey
MSC third by default
Mohammedan Sporting Club were handed third place in the Club Cup Hockey Tournament after yesterday's third-place play-off was cancelled due to Usha Krira Chakra's refusal to play.
 
Lee eyes return
Discarded fast bowler Brett Lee will waste no time this week in pushing for a return to the Australian team for the opening Test against New Zealand.
 
England keep HK Sixes title
Darren Maddy hit a blistering 34 as England beat Sri Lanka in the final of the Hong Kong Sixes Cup to retain the event they won in 2003.
 
Surrey close to signing Harbhajan
Surrey are waiting for approval from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) before announcing Harbhajan Singh as an overseas signing for 2005.
 
Mauresmo meets Zvonareva in final
Top seed and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo reached the final of the 585,000-dollar WTA indoor tournament here Saturday without lifting a racquet when Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova withdrew.
 
Mutu offered coaching job
Adrian Mutu, banned this week for seven months for testing positive for cocaine, has been offered a job as Romania's assistant coach.
 
Australian legend passes away
The Australian football fraternity was on Sunday looking for ways to honour the memory of former Australian captain and respected commentator Johnny Warren, who died over the weekend aged 61.
 
Klinsmann to blame for Kahn gaffe!
German national coach Jurgen Klinsmann is to blame for goalkeeper Oliver Kahn's late error in Bayern Munich's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Juventus on Wednesday, according to Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz
 

 
   
 
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