Vol. 5 Num 238 Tue. January 25, 2005    
 
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CityCell Zimbabwe Tour of Bangladesh 2005
Bashar vows to fight on
His team is one loss away from conceding the series but Bang-ladesh captain Habibul Bashar said there was still everything to play for in the three remaining matches against Zimbabwe.
 
Thorpe, Flintoff save Eng
Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff shared a century stand as England took an 82-run first-innings lead on the fourth day of the fifth Test against South Africa on Monday.
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Clarke crushes Pakistan
Aus-WI tie abandoned by rain
Michael Clarke steered Australia to the finals of the tri-series cricket competition with an unbeaten 103 as his team cruised to a nine-wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday.
 
'Pak tour to go on'
Threats from radical Hindu groups to disrupt Pakistan's Test series in India later this year will not derail the tour, Pakistan's top cricket official said on Sunday.
 
World XI draw level
A World XI put their humiliating weekend drubbing behind them Monday to beat New Zealand by three wickets here in the second one-day cricket match of a series to raise money for tsunami victims.
 
Katich recalled for WI
Australia are expected to keep faith in out-of-form batsmen Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds, retaining both for Wednesday's triangular VB Series limited-overs match against the West Indies in Adelaide.
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Australian Open
It's Super Tuesday
Roger Federer faces his first serious test of his Australian Open defence when he locks horns with Andre Agassi in a mouth-watering quarterfinal on Tuesday.
 
Australian Open
Myskina falters, high drama for Hewitt
Russian top seeds Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva suffered shock defeats at the Australian Open Monday as local hope Lleyton Hewitt produced a dramatic fightback to reach the quarterfinals forthe
 
PCB rubishes rape claim
Pakistani cricket chiefs have closed their investigation into claims that one of their players raped a woman in Australia after finding no proof, an official said on Monday.
 
Sachin in doubt for Pak series
Leading batsman Sachin Tendulkar may miss India's home Test series against Pakistan starting next month because of an elbow injury.
 
Moles new Scottish coach
Former Kenya coach Andy Moles was named as the new full-time boss of Scotland on Saturday with the task of leading the minnows to the 2007 World Cup.
 
Hefty fine on Gibbs
South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs was fined his entire match fee for staying out late during the third Test against England in Cape Town in the first week of the year, it was revealed on Sunday.
 
Lehmann urges Lee to hurry up
Australia's slowest cricketer called on one of their fastest to get a move on here Monday, complaining pace bowler Brett Lee's long run-up was costing the team money.
 
Lewis rules out return to ring
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has denied a newspaper report that he is making a comeback.
 
Nadal's top 20 dream
Spaniard Rafael Nadal set his sights on the world's top 20 after pushing third seed Lleyton Hewitt to the limit in a pulsating Australian Open fourth-round match on Monday.
 
Ex-Windies star battling cancer
Former West Indies Test all-rounder Bernard Julien is battling throat cancer, according to a newspaper report.
The 54-year-old has been given a 90-per cent chance of beating the disease.

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Premiership
Gunners thank Bergkamp
Arsenal reduced the gap behind Premiership leaders Chelsea to 10 points with a 1-0 win against Newcastle at Highbury here on Sunday thanks to Dennis Bergkamp's first-half strike.
 
Primera Liga
Real see off Mallorca
Real Madrid returned to form after their humiliating mid-week Cup exit by second division Valladolid by beating relegation-threatened Real Mallorca 3-1 on Sunday.
 
Serie A
Milan's rude awakening
Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to five points on Sunday after they defeated Brescia 2-0 and closest rivals AC Milan lost at Livorno.
 
Bundesliga
The ghost of Ailton
Schalke 04's Brazilian marksman Ailton came back to haunt former club Werder Bremen by scoring a controversial 67th minute winner to clinch a 2-1 win at the Arena Auf Schalke on Saturday.
 
Luxemburgo says it
Real Madrid are seven points behind runaway league leaders and arch rivals Barcelona but their coach Wanderley Luxemburgo insisted Monday the Spanish giants could still finish the season as champions.
 
Toppmoller points at naughty ref
Former SV Hamburg manager Klaus Toppmoller has blamed referee Robert Hoyzer for his dismissal by the Bundesliga club insisting he knew right away there was something suspicious about the official.
 
Sino outrage
China's top football players Monday angrily denounced former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson for alleged racist statements insulting Chinese women.
 
Nedved out again
Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved will be out for three weeks after suffering an injury to his left knee against Brescia at the weekend, the Czech player's agent Zdenek Nehoda said Monday.
 

 
   
 
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