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BCB Election
Munna: the final farce
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has been widely regarded as a farce even before a vote was cast.
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Brothers left Red-faced
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Muktijoddha Sangsad threw the title race wide open when they stunned champions Brothers Union 2-1 in a vital match of the Premier Division Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
 
Moody wants consistency
Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has warned his players to avoid complacency in the home series against Bangladesh.
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Tigers open tour today
Bangladesh launch their campaign in Sri Lanka today when they play a limited-overs practice match against Sri Lanka A team at Moratuwa.
 
Flintoff hails Eng resolve
Andrew Flintoff said England's growing band of match-winners had helped put them in a commanding position at stumps on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge here Friday.
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Australia follow on
Justin Langer kept England at bay with a defiant half-century as Australia followed-on for the first time in 17 years, at Trent Bridge here Saturday.
 
Work to be done, says Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly on Friday said India's top-order batsmen let the team down against New Zealand and there was "work to be done" in this regard for the matches coming ahead.
 
PCB to take up Inzy's issue with ICC?
Saleem Altaf, the director of cricket operations of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), will take up the issue of Inzamamul Haq's exclusion from the Super Series squads at the ICC Chief Executive's Committee
 
ASHES UPDATE
Australia crashed to 188-4 in their second innings, still 71 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat, after tea on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test yesterday.
 
England women win first Ashes in 42 years
England's women clinched their first Ashes series in 42 years with a six-wicket triumph over Australia in the second and final Test in Worcester on Friday.
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Bekele rewrites 10,000 history
Ethiopian running phenomenon Kenenisa Bekele destroyed the men's 10,000 metres world record at the Golden League meeting here on Friday.
 
Super Cisse show
Djibril Cisse came off the subs bench to lead Liverpool to a 3-1 Super Cup win over CSKA Moscow on Saturday.
 
Soccer Capsules
Former Sweden goalkeeper Magnus Hedman announced his retirement from soccer Friday.
The 32-year-old, who dropped to third-choice 'keeper at Celtic last season, played 58 games for Sweden.

 
Maradona has no conflict of interest
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona's television commitments are not interfering with his role as director of football at Boca Juniors, club president Mauricio Macri said on Friday.
 
Davenport back on top
Lindsay Davenport reclaimed the women's world number one ranking after her straight set victory here on Friday at the 600,00-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament.
 
Indians stuck in Bulawayo
Indians have stayed put in Bulawayo to nurse their wounds but it is a different matter they would treat this unwanted sojourn as adding insult to injury.
 
Too late to ban Zim
Henry Olonga, the former Zimbabwe fast bowler, has criticised the British government's call for his country to be banned from international cricket, saying that such a move is "too late.
 
Robinho could be in trouble
Real Madrid's new striker Robinho could face disciplinary action in his native Brazil after television footage showed him slapping an opponent during his last game for Santos.
 
BCCI receives telecast bids
The four sports channels -- ESPN-Star, Zee, Sony and Prasar Bharti -- have submitted their bids to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for four-year telecast rights of international and domestic
 

 
   
 
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