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A sorry batting tale
There were nearly 16,000 cricket fans at Lord's to watch Bangladesh's first Test against England and most of them could guess that the tourists were in trouble after Michael Vaughan won the toss and decided
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UEFA Champions League
Liverpool walk alone on top of Europe
Liverpool were crowned Euro-pean champions for the first time in 21 years after beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties in a dramatic final at the Ataturk Olympic stadium here on Wednesday.
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Rahim youngest Lord's debutant
Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim became the ninth youngest Test debutant when he was selected for the first Test against England at Lord's here Thursday.
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A Day One let down
The biggest strength of Bangladesh cricket is their loyal band of supporters. Even at Lord's there were plenty of them wearing the red-green shirt.
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AFC Cup
Muktijoddha finish bottom
Like fellow Dhaka giants Brothers Union, Muktijoddha Sangsad also finished bottom of their group in the AFC Cup when they lost 2-1 to Jordan's Al Faysali in the last match on Wednesday.
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UEFA CHAMP'S LEAGUE
England painted red
Newly-crowned European champions Liverpool were preparing for a huge celebration in the city Thursday as the pressure mounted on UEFA to allow the club to defend their title next season.
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French Open
Sharapova, Mauresmo stay on course
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and eternal French hope Amelie Mauresmo shrugged off blistering temperatures to ease into the French Open third round.
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Ronaldo unhappy
Brazilian striker Ronaldo is irritated at having to sacrifice his vacation to play in the Confederations Cup, a local newspaper reported Wednes-day.
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When stars are not shining
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar is passing through that unfortunate phase of his illustrious career when his health bulletins are being as closely followed as his runs.
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Olympic torch on Everest!
China wants to take the Olympic torch to the top of the world and across Taiwan on its route to the 2008 Beijing Games, one of the top organisers said on Thursday.
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Div 1 soccer
BRTC put an end to Victoria Sporting Club's winning streak in the First Division Football League when the two sides drew 0-0 at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
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Lara steadies Windies
Brian Lara's quickfire 44 helped West Indies recover from an early shock to reach 102 for three at lunch on Day One in the first Test against Pakistan at Bridgetown, Barbados yesterday.
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India keen to keep Champs Trophy
India will amend an income tax regulation to allow the cricket-obsessed nation to host the Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament as scheduled next year, finance minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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