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Clubs blast BFF
Demand resignation of PFL committee
The clubs to take part in the inaugural Professional Football League (PFL) have accused the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) of being insincere about staging the tournament.
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And BCB it remains!
The cabinet approval on Monday to rename the country's most affluent sports federation as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in lieu of the Board of Control for Cricket in Bangladesh (BCCB) evoked more surprise
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Aussies see off WI scare
Australia returned to international cricket with a bang Tuesday, sparking an embarrassing West Indies batting collapse to win their opening DLF Cup one-dayer here by 78 runs. Set 280 to win at 5.
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Freddie to lead Ashes defence
Andrew Flintoff has beaten off competition from Andrew Strauss to captain England in the defence of the Ashes in Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced when naming the squad here
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Tigers under the cosh
The Bangladesh cricket team, now preparing for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in India, had a lengthy training session yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
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ATF U-14 Tennis
Bad day for local girls
All eight Bangladeshi participants crashed out of the girls' singles first round of the Sagufta ATF Under-14 Tennis Series yesterday at the Ramna National tennis Complex.
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Javed hattrick lifts Bachelors
A brilliant hattrick by Mohammed Javed enabled Bachelors Sporting Club to a facile 4-0 victory over Uttara Hockey Club in the Green Delta Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani
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9/11 cricket match held
Muslim imams and Christian clergy played each other in a friendly cricket match on Monday in a show of inter-faith unity to mark the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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UEFA Champions League
Battle of Britain looms large
The all-British clash between Manchester United and Celtic at Old Trafford should ensure that Wednesday night's Champions League matches are not short of fireworks.
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UEFA Champions League
Houllier unworried by Real
French champions Lyon begin what has become their annual quest to get past the quarterfinal stages of the Champions League against one of the competition's historic giants on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
Rooney to be unleashed
As Blackburn's Michael Gray will testify, Wayne Rooney suffers more than most from the pent-up frustration that afflicts professional footballers when they are prevented from plying their trade.
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UEFA Champions League
Bayern top earnings list
Bayern Munich are the kings when it comes to earnings from the Cham-pions League, according to a report here Tuesday.
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Battle on for last four
Favourites the Netherlands defeated England 4-3 at the men's field hockey World Cup championship here Monday but their semifinal berth rests on the outcome of other teams' results.
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Not driven by racism
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of The Oval controversy last month, has hit out at suggestions that his decisions which led to the forfeiture of the Test were hasty, and, even worse,
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Inzy far from happy
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq Tuesday termed his team's overall performance in England as "unsatisfactory", saying that the team badly needed to improve its fielding in one-day cricket.
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Legalised betting a possible solution
A legalised betting system is vital to winning the battle against match-fixing, according to Asian Football Confederation general secretary Peter Velappan.
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Imran slates ODI effort
Former cricket great Imran Khan Tuesday said he was dejected at Pakistan's poor performance in the one-day series against England's "weakest" outfit.
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Zim planning Test return
Zimbabwe coach Kevin Curran has revealed Zimbabwe are planning to return to Test cricket in November 2007, following their withdrawal at the start of this year.
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5 share lead in women's chess
Tanima Parveen shared the lead with four others at the end of the second round of Begum Laila Alam Women's FIDE Rating chess tournament yesterday.
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Barclays English Premier League
City crash at Reading
Premiership newcomers Reading notched up their second win of the season here Monday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a toothless Manchester City side relegated to 10 men for the last 10 minutes.
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Barclays English Premier League
City crash at Reading
Premiership newcomers Reading notched up their second win of the season here Monday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a toothless Manchester City side relegated to 10 men for the last 10 minutes.
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UEFA Champions League
Hamburg test for Arsenal
Arsenal aim to finally get their season up and running on Wednesday when they travel to Germany to face SV Hamburg in the first Champions League Group G match.
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Only the world will do
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists winning the Champions League would not be enough to satisfy his desire for world domination.
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Aragones explains change of heart
Spain coach Luis Aragones has said he changed his mind about quitting because the Spanish Federation (RFEF) and his coaching assistants convinced him he had no reason to throw in the towel.
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Viduka to rejoin Socceroos
Socceroos captain Mark Viduka indicated Tuesday he would return to the Australian national team for next year's Asian Cup.
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Bus driver strands rowdy fans
A bus driver dumped his load of celebrating Marseille fans around 300km from home after becoming fed up with their rowdy antics.
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Rivals love to hate Chelsea: Boulharouz
Chelsea's recently signed Dutch defender Khalid Boulahrouz said he has been stunned by how rival players, and their cheeky fans, will behave to show their hatred of the London club.
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Diarra knowledge could be key
Mali midfielder Mahamadou Diarra is ready to use his inside knowledge to help Real Madrid avenge last season's Champions League defeat by his former club Olympique Lyon.
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Perrotta extends Roma contract
Roma midfielder Simone Perrotta has signed a two-year contract extension, the Serie A club confirmed on Monday. The 28-year-old Italy international's new deal will keep him at the club until 2010.
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Heinz signs for St Etienne
Former Czech international striker Marek Heinz will sign a three year deal with Saint Etienne, the French first division side said Tuesday.
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India PM pleads to Brazil
India will seek Brazil's help to improve football standards in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday ahead of a state visit to the South American nation.
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Eriksson pulls out of WC conference
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is fed up with being branded a failure, according to UEFA president and fellow Swede Lennart Johansson.
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Jarolim, Kompany fit for Hamburg
Belgian defender Vincent Kompany and Czech midfielder David Jarolim have returned from injury to give SV Hamburg a timely boost ahead of their Champions League clash with Arsenal on Wednesday.
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Henry out of Hamburg trip
Arsenal will have to rely on young forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie to lead the line in their crucial Champions League tie in Hamburg after Thierry Henry pulled out injured on Tuesday.
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Pires needs another six months
Villarreal midfielder Robert Pires is recovering after undergoing a knee operation in the southern French city of Marseille, his Spanish club announced Tuesday.
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