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Aktel Premier Division Cricket League
Another thorny DOHS crown
Old DOHS as ex-pected retained the coveted Premier Cricket League title with a five-run victory over Bangladesh Biman in their penultimate Super-Six match at BKSP yesterday.
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Aktel Premier Division Cricket League
Sonargaon runners-up
Sonargaon Cricketers finished runners-up in the Aktel Premier Cricket League on their debut when they inflicted a 43-run defeat on Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Fatullah Stadium yesterday.
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Pakistan take series with record win
Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Asif destroyed India's batting might as Pakistan won the third and final cricket Test by a massive 341 runs to clinch the series 1-0.
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PCB to probe Chappell's comments on Akhtar
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked match referee Ranjan Madugalle to look into alleged comments made by India coach Greg Chappell that stated he was concerned with paceman Shoaib Akhtar's bowling
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Rahim's boys face USA today
Bangladesh under-19 cricketers will play their first practice match against USA today in Colombo.
The Mushfiqur Rahim-led side left Dhaka on Monday to take part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
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BFF releases '06 calendar
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday released its calendar for the year 2006, but funnily there was no slot for the Dhaka Premier Football League.
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Div I cricket
Prantik Krira Chakra defeated Surjo Tarun Club by 73 runs in the First Division Cricket League at the City Club ground yesterday.
Prantik made 225 for nine with captain Aslam Ali scoring highest58.
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Captain Younis being humble
Rahul blames batting
Pakistan's acting captain Younis Khan on Wednesday cautioned against blaming India despite thumping them by 341 runs in the final Test here to clinch the series 1-0.
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Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt 2006
High drama in Group D
The so-called Group of Death at the African Nations Cup lived up to its billing on Tuesday as both matches went down to the wire.
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Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt 2006
The Empire strikes back
Cameroon and Nigeria are once again the pride of African football at the Nations Cup, swaggering into the quarterfinals and casting real doubts on the credentials of World Cup-bound Togo and Angola.
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Real looking for young blood
Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic heads a list of young stars targeted by Spanish giants Real Madrid to join its band of Galacticos, according to sports daily newspaper AS.
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Becks hails Robinho
Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham has praised the return to form of team mate Robinho, saying the Brazilian forward has a great future.
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Bafana Bafana booed on return
South Africa's soccer squad, booted out of the African Nations Cup without scoring a single goal, returned home on Wednesday to jeers and catcalls while the coach apologised for the team's dismal performance.
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Meril media soccer
The Meril Cup Media Football Tournament reached the quarterfinal stage after the group matches ended yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Inter-college handball
Imperial College registered a 9-6 victory over Govt Titumir College in the EXIM Bank Inter-college (Men) handball tournament at the handball ground adjacent to Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
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Solid start for Hingis
Four-time champion Martina Hingis made a perfect return to the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Wednesday, overwhelming Cho Yoon-Jeong of South Korea in just 35 minutes.
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Milan out of Italian Cup
AC Milan tumbled out of the Italian Cup when they were beaten 3-0 by quarterfinal opponents Palermo on Tuesday.
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Cech pens new Chelsea deal
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Premiership champions until 2010.
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Smith urges ICC to get tough on racists
South African captain Graeme Smith backed a get-tough approach to fight the racial abuse of players Tuesday, saying cricket authorities needed to crack down on the problem the way soccer had.
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