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Fielding let Tigers down
Pace duo Mashrafee Bin Mortuza and Shahadat Hossain Rajib tore into Zimbabwe as Bangladesh made just the start the wanted while defending a fighting 246/7.
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SL pair shatters WR
Mahela 4th top individual scorer
Mahela Jayawardene smashed the fourth highest score of 374 and shared a world record stand of 624 with Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka battered South Africa in the first Test here on Saturday.
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'Secret camp fruitful'
India skipper Rahul Dravid said Saturday a strong start would be the key to winning the tough triangular one-day cricket series in Sri Lanka next month.
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BFF's emergency meeting Monday
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the current crisis after its vice-president Kazi Salahuddin declared that he would not work under president SA
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MSC shop at last
Mohammedan Sporting Club at last turned up in the inter-club players' transfer on the final day to complete their formalities in the Premiership hockey at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday.
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Pakistan in Panesar spin
Monty Panesar dismissed Pakistan's three leading batsmen as he bowled England to within sight of an innings victory in the second Test at Old Trafford here Saturday.
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Nistelrooy's dream comes Real
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially presented Friday as a Real Madrid player following his arrival from Manchester United, saying the move meant he had fulfilled a dream.
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Magura in final round
Hosts Magura romped into the final round of the Jubok Phone National Football Championship when they handed a 3-0 defeat on Chuadanga in the Kaputakkha zone final yesterday.
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Fortune grateful for Bolton
South Africa international Quinton Fortune believes he can make a success of his new career with Bolton Wanderers and prove Manchester United they were wrong to let him go.
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Agassi's LA voyage over
Andre Agassi bid farewell to a tournament that helped shape his glorious career, losing to Fernando Gonzalez in the quarterfinals of his final appearance at the Los Angeles ATP event on Friday.
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School chess
Sandipan Chatterjee of Kolkata and Ashim Roy of Tripura were sharing the lead in the Class VI to XI group of the 8th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament after the end of the fifth round at thefederation
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England beat Pakistan
England beat Pakistan by an innings and 120 runs on the third day of the second Test at Old Trafford Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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Parreira given S Africa helm
Former Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has signed a four-year deal to take charge of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa, officials said on Saturday.
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Headhunted Zidane
Zinedine Zidane has gone from headbutter to headhunted with a Chilean team believing he is the man to knock over their mountain of debt.
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Carlos to Fenerbahce?
Real Madrid fullback Roberto Carlos is poised to sign for Turkish club Fenerbahce on a three-year deal, it was reported here Saturday.
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Marcelinho poised for Trabzonspor
Controversial Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho, who was forced to issue an apology to Hertha Berlin after returning from vacation 10 days late, will be off-loaded to Turkish side Trabzonspor.
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Armstrong backs Landis
Floyd Landis, fighting a doping scandal that could cost him the Tour de France crown, made his case on US television on Friday and received a vote of confidence from seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong.
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IOC chief blasts dope-cheats
Athletes who dope are like criminals and sports authorities must make fighting the problem a priority, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Saturday.
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Ruud's parting shot
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has said the breakdown of his relationship with manager Alex Ferguson was the reason for him seeking out a move to Real Madrid from Manchester United.
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WC hangover for Lyon
Three weeks after the retreat from Berlin, French football is still suffering a World Cup hangover with Lyon stripped of their international stars ahead of Sunday's Champions Trophy clash with PSG.
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Therapeutic football
A frail-looking man named Diosiam jogs on to a football field in an upmarket New Delhi suburb, followed by a band of keen-looking players -- all of them ex-drug addicts or living with HIV/AIDS.
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Benni moves to Blackburn
South African striker Benni McCarthy, who has completed a 2.5-million-pound move to Blackburn Rovers, said it was always his dream to play in the English Premiership.
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Sidwell's tattooed vows!
Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell has turned his back on his wedding vows - by having them tattooed on his body.
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LuaLua agrees Pompey deal
Democratic Republic of Congo captain Lomana LuaLua signed a new three-year contract with English Premiership club Portsmouth on Friday.
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