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Nitol-Tata National Football League
Mohammedan maul Army
After a forgettable first round, a full strength Mohammedan Sporting Club showed their true colours in the Nitol-Tata Fifth National Football League when they routed Bangla-desh Army 6-0 at the Bangabandhu
 
NZ rookies rout SL
International cricket tyros Peter Fulton and Jamie How carried New Zealand to a convincing seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka with 13 overs to spare in the opening one-day fixture of the revived series here
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A true friend lost
Eddie Barlow's association with Bangladesh cricket might have lasted little more than a year only, but the South African will be remembered and respected as the best foreign coach by the cricketers and
 
Fellows fondly remember him
Former teammates acclaimed Eddie Barlow, who died on Friday, as the great motivator of South African cricket.
 
Nat'l shooting ends
Nahiyan grabs the final gold
The four-day 20th National Shooting Championship ended yesterday with Nahiyan Chandan clinching gold in the men's 50m rifle three position event at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan.
 
Women's Asia Cup
Lanka race into final
Spinner Shsikala Siriwardene led Sri Lanka's women cricketers from the front with four wickets to take the Islanders into the Asia Cup final with a 30-run win over hosts Pakistan here on Saturday.
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Premiership
Chelsea march on, Gunners falter again
Jose Mourinho ended the year with plenty to celebrate as Chelsea swept aside Birmingham City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge here on Saturday and so remained at the top of the English Premiership entering 2006.
 
Nel wants to copy Aussie appealing
Paceman Andre Nel says South Africa may copy Australia's aggressive appealing to match umpires in Monday's final cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
 
Ferguson hits out at Vieira
Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a withering attack on former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira after the Frenchman claimed Ruud van Nistelrooy was "a cheat and a coward".
 
Maniche is perfect for Chelsea: Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Dynamo Moscow's Portuguese midfielder Maniche, whom he coached at Benfica and FC Porto, would be perfect for the London-based club.
 
Langer bowls for Warne
Shane Warne may be pushing the line with his aggressive appealing for wickets, but teammate Justin Langer says his style provides some of cricket's great theatre.
 
Zidane ponders retirement
France playmaker Zinedine Zidane has hinted that he could retire after next year's World Cup in Germany.
 
Eng cricketers get New Year Honours
England's players and officials, who helped regain the Ashes in 2005, figured prominently in their country's New Year Honours list.
 
Morocco fire Troussier
Widely-travelled coach Philippe Troussier had his contract with the Moroccan national team terminated on Friday after only two months in charge, the country's football association said.
 
Wins for Azad, Kathalbagan
Delwar struck an unbeaten 66 as Azad Sporting Club registered their fourth victory in the First Division Cricket League with a three-wicket win over Rupali bank at the Dhaka University ground yesterday.
 
Jfa Cup
Narayanganj get walkover
Narayanganj got walkover against Brahmanbaria in the inaugural match of the zonal round of Chandpur in the JFA Cup Under-16 Football Tournament yesterday.
 
Pawar to take over as ACC chief Jan 4
Chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sharad Pawar will take over as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) from January 4, 2006.
 
Div I h'ball
Mansoor Sporting Club and Menzis Krira Chakra won their respective matches in the Bactrol First Division Handball League at the outer stadium handball ground yesterday.
 
Hakimpur win Manik Sarkar Gold Cup
Hakimpur Pourashava Eleven became champions in the Phulbari Manik Sarkar Challenge Gold Cup football tournament beating Dinajpur Khelowar Kalyan Shamity 4-2 at the Phulbari Degree College ground on Saturday.
 
Fed Squash
Basundhara Group defeated Partex Group 6-3 in the Federation Squash League at the Gulshan Club yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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