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10th South Asian Games
Colombo 2006
Mixed day in kabaddi
Lifter Manoranjan injured
Bangladesh got off to an impressive start in the inaugural women's kabbadi competition in the history of the South Asian Games when they edged Nepal 28-24 at the 10th edition of the regional event here
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10th South Asian Games
Colombo 2006
Golden opportunity
The whole Bangladesh contingent will look to Rubel Rana and Shramin Akhter when the two defend their South Asian Games gold medals in their respective events today.
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Cruciani wants to stay
Legendary Argentine football coach Cesar Luis Menotti had told his former assistant Diego Cruciani that he (Cruciani) would not have much chance to succeed in Bangladesh.
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PFL still a doubt
Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) sumptuous venture to establish the Professional Football League in the country seemed to be nipped in the bud as the participating teams have taken an opposite stance
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Rain winner in Sri Lanka
ODI series cancelled
The one-day cricket series between India and Sri Lanka has been cancelled after the first two of three scheduled games were rained off, a Sri Lankan official said on Sunday.
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BCB boys bat out final day
Jahirul Islam stroked a half-century to follow his first innings ton as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) National Cricket Academy batted out the last day to draw the first four-day match against Pakistan
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India dismiss Aussie claims
India's cricket chiefs on Sunday dismissed suggestions in the Australian media that national coach Greg Chappell's contract will not be renewed after next year's World Cup.
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Pioneer soccer begins today
Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League kicks off today at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.
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BARCLAYS English Premier League
United sound out massive warning
Wayne Rooney signed off before his controversial three-match suspension by orchestrating Manchester United's emphatic 5-1 victory over a hapless Fulham to ensure Sir Alex Ferguson's side got their Premier-ship
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Messi picked for Brazil clash
Londoners will witness the first appearance in international soccer of gifted teenage striker Sergio Aguero when Argentina meet Brazil in a friendly at Arsenal's Emirates stadium next month.
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Magura alive
Magura brightened their chances to book a place in the last four of the Jubok Phone National Football Championship when they registered a 2-1 victory over Bangladesh Navy at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday.
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Rooney ravages ban
England striker Wayne Rooney has threatened to stop co-operating with the Football Association's (FA) commercial deals in protest at his three-game ban, according to reports here Sunday.
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Juve start bright
Underfire Juventus began the season with a 3-0 win over third division Martina Franca in the first round of the Italian Cup on Saturday.
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Ronaldo can handle terrace taunts
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo will be strong enough to handle the terrace taunts this season.
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Chess players leave for KL
Five chess players left Dhaka yesterday to take part in the IGM third Dato Arther Tan Malaysian Open Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur over August 21-27.
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Porto lift Portuguese Super Cup
Portuguese double winners Porto beat Cup runners-up Vitoria Setubal 3-0 on Saturday to win the Super Cup, the new season's curtain-raiser.
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Ball-tampering at The Oval
Play in the fourth Test here at The Oval was overshadowed by a controversial decision by the umpires to penalise Pakistan five runs for ball tampering on the fourth day here Sunday.
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Hingis walks on
Martina Hingis reached the Rogers Cup final when Anna Chakvetadze quit during the second set Saturday because of an injured right arm.
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Cricket was hurt: Sonn
World cricket boss Percy Sonn said on Sunday he was disappointed at South Africa's decision to abandon the tour of Sri Lanka for security reasons, but declined to impose sanctions on the Proteas.
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Tennis with a difference
The tennis establishment is embracing change by allowing on-court coaching and instant replays.Anne Worcester, the longtime director of the Pilot Pen tournament, is delighted.
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Shoaib gets ODI call-up
Pakistan selectors have included uncapped batsman Shahid Yousuf and fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the squad to play five one-day internationals against England.
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Andy powers into finals
Powering up his vintage serve-and-volley style, Andy Roddick overwhelmed Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday night to reach the finals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.
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Iqbal keeps up the tradition
Pakistan middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal admitted on Saturday that he's happy to carry on a family tradition of Test match backchat.
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Bundes Liga
Bremen leave it late
Title challengers Werder Bremen continued their perfect start to the season with a late goal from Portuguese midfielder Hugo Almeida clinching a 2-1 comeback victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
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BARCLAYS English Premier League
Reading rallies in debut
Reading overturned a two-goal deficit Saturday and beat Middlesbrough 3-2 in their first ever English Premier League match on the opening day of the season.
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Marseille trounce Auxerre
Franck Ribery, who flirted with a move to champions Lyon before committing his immediate future to Marseille, helped the slumbering south coast giants to a 3-0 win over outclassed Auxerre on Saturday.
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Wenger slams Domenech
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at Raymond Domenech on Saturday after the France coach played Thierry Henry for the full 90 minutes in the midweek friendly against Bosnia.
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Sir Bobby to have brain surgery
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson is to undergo brain surgery to remove a tumour, he said Sunday, two weeks after being taken ill with a suspected stroke watching an English Championship game.
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Rivaldo stars in Olympiakos win
Two goals from Brazilian striker Rivaldo helped Olympiakos Piraeus come back from a goal down to defeat Xanthi 2-1 on Saturday in their first match in the new Greek Super League.
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