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City end Victoria's run
DOHS on top, Rashed hammers first ton
Tushar Imran led from the front as City Club brought high-flying Victoria Sporting Club down to earth with a massive 87-run victory in the fifth round match of the Premier Division Cricket League at the
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Nitol-Tata
National Football League

Samabesh in Super Six
Odaka slams hattrick for Muktijoddha
Samabesh Club of Munshiganj were the last team to reach the Super Six of the Fifth Nitol-Tata National Football League when they edged fellow debutants Kacharipara Sporting Club of Jamalpur 1-0 in the
 
India recall Ganguly
India's national selectors Saturday recalled former skipper Sourav Ganguly and paceman Zaheer Khan to their Test team for an upcoming tour of Pakistan.
 
Inzy warns his teammates
Pakistan can expect a hard and close Test series against an Indian side including their recalled former captain Sourav Ganguly next month, Pakistani skipper Inzama-mul Haq said on Saturday.
 
Fitness first for Vaughan
England captain Michael Vaughan has insisted that only by getting all their first-choice players fit can his side be competitive when they tour India in the New Year.
 
Yorkshire gets its soul back
Headingley, the home of Yorkshire cricket, will continue to stage Test matches after Leeds City Council agreed Friday to help the county buy the ground.
 
Six in JFA Cup zonal final
Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Jhenidah, Gazipur and Thakur-gaon moved into zonal final of the JFA Cup Under-16 football tournament on yesterday.
 
Div I Cricket
Mizan, Monwar guide Boys
Half-centuries by Mizan and Monwar spearheaded Bangladesh Boys Club to a three-wicket win over Uttara Sporting Club in Saturday's lone First Division Cricket League match at the City Club ground.
 
Kolkata rejoices Ganguly return
News of Sourav Ganguly's inclusion in the Test team for the tour of Pakistan on Saturday triggered celebrations in the former captain's hometown of Kolkata.
 
India to tour Bangladesh in 2007
India are expected to tour Bangla-desh in 2007 after the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, Indian cricket chief Sharad Pawar told journalists on Friday night in Mumbai after a formal dinner at the
 
FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006

New African colours in WC
The African football guard changed dramatically in 2005 with minnows Angola and Togo reaching the World Cup while giants Cameroon and Nigeria missed out.
 
'England took Pakistan lightly'
Former cricket great Imran Khan said Friday England underestimated Pakistan thereby losing both the Tests and one-day series, while the hosts performed better than expected.
 
PCB appeals against ban on Shabbir
Pakistan are confident they can get paceman Shabbir Ahmed's one-year suspension overturned after filing an appeal with the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Liverpool door open for Owen
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says former Anfield great Michael Owen could return to the club one day.
 
Eto'o to play in African Nations Cup
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o will stand down from club commitments in order to play for Cameroon at next month's African Nations Cup, state radio quoted him as saying on Friday.
 
Di Stefano suffers heart attack
Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano has been admitted to hospital in Sagunto near Valencia after suffering a heart attack on Friday night.
 
Cricket unlikely at Delhi C'wealth Games
Cricket may be excluded from the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games due to lack of action by the Indian cricket board, Games' organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said on Friday.
 
Ranatunga resigns
Former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga Saturday resigned from the Sri Lankan board's high-profile Cricket Committee following his country's recent dismal performance in India.
 
Another window closed on Chingoka
The embattled head of Zimbabwe cricket Peter Chingoka came under renewed pressure to stand down on Friday after a ban was introduced to prevent the national team from using the country's seven major cricket
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Hanzala-Hasan pair lifts title
Mohammad Hanzala and Zaheed Hasan won the title in the Fazle Sobhan Bangladesh Bridge Federa-tion National Pairs Championship which concluded yesterday at the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.
 
Booters in Karachi
A 21-member Bangladesh football team reached Karachi on Saturday to play the second-leg match of the Asian Cup pre-qualifier against Pakistan.
 
Shearer confirms retirement plan
Newcastle striker and former England captain Alan Shearer says he will stick by his decision to retire at the end of the season.
 

 
   
 
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