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Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 6th National Cricket league
Glamour goes out
Round eight begins today
The National Cricket League (NCL) will lose colour with the start of the eighth round of matches today as sides will be without top players.
 
WI pace puzzles SA
Fast bowlers Pedro Collins, Daren Powell and Reon King put the skids on South Africa's batting to tighten West Indies' grip on the first Test here on Saturday.
 
Ganguly to fight on
India captain Sourav Ganguly insists he will not step out of the firing line despite his recent slump in form.
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GM battle from tomorrow
The Seventh United Insurance Grand Masters' Chess Tournament, which was scheduled to start today at the National Sports Council auditorium, has been deferred by a day to accommodate the arrival of some
 
Kiwis aim to fly
First Test against Sri Lanka starts today
Shattered by the recent thrashing by Australia, New Zealand cricketers are under pressure to restore some pride going into the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting here Monday.
 
Brawling duo apologises
Newcastle United team mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer apologised to "everyone qconnected to the club" after they were sent off for fighting each other late in their side's 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa
 
Bundesliga
Bayern too strong
Bayern Munich warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League showdown with Chelsea with a convincing 3-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday as they retained their position at the top of the Bundesliga.
 
Of the athletic Pope
Pope John Paul II was an avid sportsman, and possibly the most athletic pontiff in history.
 
Premiership
Magpies' day to forget
Team mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer were sent off for fighting each other as Newcastle United ended with eight men on the pitch in a 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Saturday.
 
SUSPECT BOWLING ACTION
ICC defends new tolerance levels
Australian biomechanics expert Bruce Elliott has revealed fresh information that questions the basis of International Cricket Council's (ICC) revamped Illegal Bowling Review process.
 
StanChart Cricket
Brilliant Billal
A hurricane hundred by Billal Hossain propelled Sheikhdi Abdullah Mollah High to a massive 151-run win over Dhaka Collegiate in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-17 National School Cricket Championship
 
Independence Day hockey final tomorrow
Independence Day hockey tournament finalists Blue Berry and Old Dhaka Hockey Development Board warmed up for tomorrow's final with big wins yesterday.
 
Lanka's 5 India ODIs called off
Sri Lanka's cricket tour of India for five one-day internationals has been postponed, a top Indian official said here on Sunday.
 
Clijsters' run continues
Kim Clijsters' resurgence continued here Saturday as the former world number one from Belgium defeated second-seeded Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-5 to claim the WTA title at Key Biscayne.
 
SA follow on
South Africa were forced to follow on after being bowled out for 188 in their first innings shortly before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies at Georgetown yesterday.
 
Ronaldo's fiancee pregnant
Real Madrid superstar was late in returning to Spain because his fiancee, Daniella Cicarelli, is reportedly pregnant and was hospitalised on Thursday in Brazil after fainting at a wedding.
 
AFC Football Festival
Bad day for local boys
After the opening day's success, Bangladesh teams failed to raise their game against Pakistan yesterday in the AFC U-13 Football Festival at BKSP.
Bangladesh were held by Pakistan to a goalless draw.

 
Primera Liga
Villarreal on course
Villarreal strengthened their hold on a Champions League place after convincing 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday moved them up to third in Primera Liga.
 
Partex squash
Babu and Swapan of British Club won their respective B Division matches in the Partex Open squash tournament at the Gulshan Club yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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