Vol. 5 Num 351 Tue. May 24, 2005    
 
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'Cricket is not an age or a height thing'
Bangladesh have spent the entire England tour so far hoping for a little miracle, and it appears they have finally found one.
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Indians abused Wright?
India's outgoing cricket coach John Wright may not have renewed his contract because he was humiliated by players under his command, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar claimed on Monday.
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French Open
Seeds sail smoothly
Rafael Nadal's promising French Open career is off to a good start.
The 18-year-old Spaniard won his Roland Garros debut Monday, beating Lars Burgsmuller 6-1, 7-6, 6-1.

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Piece of history for Pakistan too
Pakistan became the second team to complete a clean sweep of an international cricket series in the Caribbean when they won the third and final one-day international against West Indies by 22 runs onSunday.
 
Premier Bank to sponsor Senior Division League
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has at last managed to lure a sponsor for the Senior Division Football League.
 
WI look to Lara
West Indies have named batting superstar Brian Lara, left-handed opening batsman Devon Smith, and fast bowler Reon King, as the three changes to their 13-member squad for the first Test of two against
 
Manzarul shines on dull day
A decent all-round performance by Manzarul Islam on a rather dull day of cricket helped the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Reds snatch a 38-run win over BCB Greens in a low-scoring limited-overs match
 
Gatting joins Tigers' curry challenge
Mike Gatting, the former England captain whose fondness for food was the subject of a thousand anecdotes during his 23-year career, has been charged with the tricky task of finding a curry chef to cater
 
Nejmeh in city for AFC Cup match
Nejmeh FC arrived in Dhaka yesterday morning to play their last group match in the AFC Cup against Bangladesh giants Brothers Union.
 
Nigerian booter for MSC
Nigerian footballer Ron Azinge arrived in Dhaka in the early hours of Monday to play for Mohamme-dan Sporting Club this season.
 
Giles doubtful for Lord's Test
England have called up Worcester-shire spinner Gareth Batty as cover for injury doubt Ashley Giles ahead of the Thursday's first Test with Bangladesh.
 
Comilla emerge zonal champs
Comilla clinched the Zone A championship in the City Bank National Youth Volleyball qualifiers yesterday defeating Tangail 3-1 in the final at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.
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Women's handball
Usha Krira Chakra stayed alive in the Tibet Women's Handball League when they ended their Super Three campaign with a comprehensive 43-30 win over Arambagh Krira Sangha at the Bangabandhu National Stadium
 
Primera Liga
Forlan dampens celebrations
Barcelona came out Sunday to a Nou Camp guard of honour from visitors Villarreal -- but that was where the respect ended for the newly-crowned champions as they scrapped their way to a 3-3 draw in their
 
UEFA Champs League
Welcome to Istanbul
It was a part of the magnificent Greek civilization; the Greeks called it Byzantium.
 
Laxman feels honoured
Venkatasai Laxman termed it an "honour" to work under new cricket coach Greg Chappell who, he said, had been his idol since childhood.
"It is certainly a honour to work under him.

 
Lloyd urges radical changes
Clive Lloyd says West Indies cricket needs radical changes if it is ever to get out of its current slump.
 
Rating chess
International Master Enamul Hossain Rajib won the eighth round board against Amin to keep his top slot in the Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at the federation hall room yesterday.
 
Div I soccer
Badda Jagarani Sangsad recorded their second victory in the First Division Football League when they beat BRTC SC 2-0 at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
 
Kent rope in Kemp
Big-hitting South Africa all-rounder Justin Kemp has joined Kent as the club's second overseas player.
 
Spaniard to referee Cup final
Spain's Manuel Enrique Gonzalez will take charge of the Liverpool v AC Milan European Champions League final here on Wednesday, UEFA announced.
 
Inamdar Kenyan cricket boss
Samir Inamdar, a Mombasa-based solicitor, who waged a long war against the Kenya Cricket Association was on Sunday elected the new chairman of the trouble-ridden national body.
 

 
   
 
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