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Record development expenditure
When the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) next Tuesday endorsement of the financial matters will be the major issue for discussion.
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National Sports Council Tower
PM opens NSC Tower
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said the diplomatic importance of sports is enormous in the present-day world and the government has taken various development steps keeping that in mind.
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BFF looks to Sylhet
BNS inspection today
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will look to Sylhet to host the 2007 Asian Cup qualifier between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan after the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) disapproval of the Army Stadium.
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Bachelors shock leaders Wari
Title aspirants Wari Club conceded a 1-4 defeat to Bachelors Sporting Club in the opening super-four match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National
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Zia still on top
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman maintained solo lead in section A of the second University of Greenwich FIDE Rating Chess tournament at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
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Zahoor to play for Acme
Acme Laboratories confirmed the services of dashing Pakistani batsman Zahoor Elahi for the upcoming Corporate Cricket League (CCL), according to team officials.
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Abahani beat Brothers SC
Abahani Krira Chakra had striker Manas to thank as his strike was enough to get them past Brothers Sporting Club 1-0 in the Boost First Division Football League at the Rajbari Stadium in Rangamati yesterday.
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ICC Champions Trophy
India want Hair-less meet
Hosts India have asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to consider controversial umpire Darrell Hair for next month's Champions Trophy, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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WI need money, loyalty
West Indies cricket has been in decline for a decade and even head coach Bennett King, the first foreigner entrusted with leading the side, doesn't know what the future holds.
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Inzy returns to The Oval
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq will face ball-tampering and disrepute charges at The Oval, the ground where the controversy first arose, today.
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Smooth start for Ancic
World number 11 Mario Ancic of Croatia opened his campaign in the inaugural ATP Mumbai Open with a fluent win over Igor Kunitsyn of Russia here on Monday.
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Don't panic: More
India's outgoing chief selector Kiran More says there is no need to panic ahead of next month's Champions Trophy, despite the team coming in for severe criticism after a poor showing at a tri-series in
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Ball change was disagreed
Pakistan's defence against the charges of ball tampering and subsequent forfeiture of The Oval Test against England will rely heavily on the initial disagreement between Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove,
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Warne keen on revenge
Shane Warne believes that Australia's defeat in England last year has proved the ideal catalyst for coach John Buchanan's ageing side ahead of the latest edition of the Ashes.
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'Captain Shane a big miss'
Shane Warne could have been one of Australia's great captains if he had been given the chance to lead the Test side, according to former skipper Ian Chappell.
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UEFA Champions League
Mixed goals for big boys
Barcelona will look to continue their impressive start to their defence of their Champions League title when they face German club Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
Inter, Bayern in marquee clash
Hernan Crespo's rich vein of form is almost certain to see him pip Adriano for a place in Inter Milan's starting line-up for Wednesday's crunch Champions League tie here against Bayern Munich.
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UEFA Champions League
'Stop Totti to win'
Stifling AS Roma striker Fran-cesco Totti is crucial to Valen-cia's chances of success in their Champions League match on Wednesday, the Spanish team's defender Roberto Ayala said.
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Benitez defends rotation
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez defended his rotation policy on Tuesday after failing to name the same team for 93 games in succession.
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Nistelrooy slams Basten
Out of favour Dutch international striker Ruud van Nistelrooy criticised national coach Marco van Basten on Tuesday for selecting the squad not solely on sporting criteria.
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Pawar set to remain president
Incumbent Sharad Pawar is virtually assured of being elected unopposed as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), even as the opposition group led by Jagmohan Dalmiya continuedto
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Lankan sprinter denies doping charge
A Sri Lankan woman sprinter denied Monday taking performance enhancing drugs during the 10th South Asian Games in Colombo last month, investigators said.
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Dario Silva's leg amputated
Uruguay international striker Dario Silva, who played last season with English Premiership club Portsmouth, has had his right leg amputated after being seriously hurt in a car crash here.
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Palermo responds to mafia jibes
Palermo are hoping to change the stereotypical view that Sicily is the home of the mafia by distributing anti-corruption t-shirts to West Ham fans before Thursday's UEFA Cup first round, second leg.
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Mourinho stands by Shevchenko
Misfiring record signing Andriy Shevchenko will remain in Chelsea's first team whatever happens said their manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday.
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Tipsy Pizarro pays price
Bayern Munich's Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro lost his driving licence for a second time this year on Tuesday after being over the limit in a drink driving test.
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I am as good as ever: Raul
Under pressure Real Madrid striker Raul protested on Monday that he was as effective as he had been 10 years ago.
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UEFA Champions League
Points will do for Chelsea
Chelsea are in Bulgaria on Wednesday to take on local champions Levski Sofia in the latest stage of a journey they hope will lead them to a first ever Champions League trophy.
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Barclays English Premier League
Nolan ends Pompey run
Kevin Nolan's first half winner gave Sam Allardyce the perfect response following the BBC's recent accusations that he accepted irregular payments for transfers, as Bolton edged out Portsmouth 1-0 here
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Championnat De Football Professionnel
PSG banish Dhorasoo
Paris St Germain said on Tuesday they had suspended international mid-fielder Vikash Dhorasoo after the player publicly challenged coach Guy Lacombe.
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Barclays English Premier League
Life sweeter for Big Sam
Sam Allardyce admitted Bolton's narrow 1-0 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park here on Monday was one of the sweetest of his managerial career.
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Bundes Liga
VDV set for return
Injury-plagued Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart is set to give a much-needed boost to his struggling Bundesliga side Hamburg by rejoining them in mid-October he revealed on Tuesday.
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'Focus the key to glory'
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United, who face Benfica on Tuesday in a Champions League Group F match, can achieve European glory this season if they remain focused.
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Podolski reveals Bayern nightmare
German international forward Lukas Podolski admits things are not going as planned with German champions Bayern Munich after being dropped for Saturday's 2-1 win over Alemannia Aachen.
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Ruud becomes father
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy returned to the Real Madrid squad to face Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday, after becoming a father.
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Ban on Mexes's agent upheld
FIFA on Monday upheld the six-month ban dished out to football agent Olivier Jouanneaux for his part in AS Roma defender Philippe Mexes' controversial transfer from Auxerre.
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Sven planning management return
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has no plans to retire from soccer and will work in any country if the job is right, Thai papers said on Tuesday.
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Three-game ban for Mahdavikia
SV Hamburg's Iranian international Mehdi Mahdavikia has been handed a three-match ban for violent conduct, the German Football Federation (DFB) disciplinary panel said Monday.
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North Korean females awarded
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lavished luxury cars and apartments on female footballers who won the recent under-20 world championship, according to the country's media.
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Bond first bung casualty
Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond became the first casualty from last week's BBC documentary alleging corruption in English football when he was sacked on Tuesday.
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Arsenal duo in doubt
Knee-victim Freddie Ljungberg and Johan Djourou, who has a foot problem, are slight doubts for Arsenal in Tuesday night's home Champions League match against Porto.
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