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ICC Champions Trophy
Rain curtails Tigers' return
Rain saved the blushes of the Tigers as the practice match between Bangladesh seniors and the second string side was washed out at the BKSP ground yesterday.
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CCL now from Oct 7
The Corporate Cricket League (CCL) is all set to begin on October 7, after the latest delay, with defending champions Beximco scheduled to take on new boys Chittagong Port Authority in the opening match.
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GM Zia on top despite draw
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman stayed on course for title when he maintained solo lead in the 2nd University of Greenwich FIDE Rating Chess Tournament despite a draw in yesterday's seventh round.
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Inzy cleared of ball-tampering
Still banned for four ODIs
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq was cleared Thursday of ball-tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute over his side's refusal to play during last month's fourth Test against
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Legends slam ICC decision
Pakistan legend Imran Khan on Thursday called for action to be taken against Australian umpire Darrell Hair after Inzamamul Haq was cleared on ball-tampering charges.
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Uzbekistan to play in Sylhet
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has given the Bangladesh Football Federation green signal to host the 2007 Asian Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan in Sylhet.
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Wari Div I hockey champs
Wari Club became the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League champions with one match to spare when they edged Farashganj Sporting Club 1-0 at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday.
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Pioneer football
Red Sun KC beat Lalbagh Torun Sangha 2-1 in a super league match of the Pioneer Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
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Mirza takes sweet revenge
Top seed Martina Hingis crashed out of the Korea Open in spectacular fashion on Thursday, losing to India's Sania Mirza in the second round 4-6, 6-0, 6-4.
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No Hair in Champions Trophy
Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair will not officiate in next month's Champions Trophy in India because of security concerns.
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Inzamam cool on appeal
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq Thursday said he was unlikely to appeal against a four-match ban for bringing the game into disrepute, effectively ruling him out of next month's Champions Trophy.
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We're Aussie nemesis: Akthar
Fit-again paceman Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday said world champions Australia are beatable in next month's Champions Trophy as well as in next year's World Cup and that Pakistan can be their nemesis.
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Vengsarkar talks the talk
Indian cricket's new chief selector, Dilip Vengsarkar, on Thursday backed Sourav Ganguly's bid to return to the national team, saying no player would be discriminated against.
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UEFA Champions League
Drogba puts Sofia to the sword
A hattrick by Ivory Coast international striker Didier Drogba inspired English Premier-ship champions Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over Levski Sofia in their Champions League group clash here on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
Reds Crouch Galatasaray
Peter Crouch scored twice, the second a stunning volley, as Liverpool held off an extraordinary second-half fightback to beat Galatasaray 3-2 in their Champions League Group C clash here on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
Bayern end Italian jinx
Inter Milan's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League hang in the balance after they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich here on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
Messi magic saves Barca
Argentine international Lionel Messi scored a vital late equaliser as Champions League holders Barcelona snatched a 1-1 Group A draw with Werder Bremen here on Wednesday.
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Freddie gets Ashes jibe
Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has launched into the Ashes mind games, querying whether it will be possible for Andrew Flintoff to bat and bowl well while captaining England.
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Asif again sidelined
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was sidelined with back trouble as India's Uttar Pradesh reached 268 for seven against Sialkot on the opening day of a four-day game between the national champions.
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Henman reaches qtrs
Tim Henman won his second all-British battle in a row Thursday as he shrugged off a pair of poor line calls to defeat Alex Bogdanovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 for a place in the quarterfinals at the Thailand Open.
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UEFA Champions League
PSV down Bordeaux
A second half goal from Mika Vayrynen kept Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on course for the next round of the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Group C rivals Bordeaux on Wednesday.
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Mourinho keeps faith with Sheva
Jose Mourinho has vowed to keep faith with Andriy Shevchenko for as long as it takes for the out-of-form Ukrainian striker to hit the goal trail for Chelsea.
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Ferdinand reveals trophy torment
Rio Ferdinand admits his career will remain unfulfilled if he fails to add to his solitary Premiership title triumph with Manchester United.
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Eto'o faces lengthy layoff
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o is facing up to three months on the sidelines after sustaining a bad knee injury in the Champions League game against Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
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Moratti denies spying allegations
Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti has denied allegations that the club hired private investigators to spy on disgraced referee Massimo De Sanctis.
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Vieira ban upheld
Inter Milan's appeal against the three-match Serie A ban given to their French midfielder Patrick Vieira has failed, the Italian football league's disciplinary council said Thursday.
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Bayern exact German revenge
Bayern Munich manager Felix Magath said his team's 2-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan on Wednesday had been a triumph for the whole of Germany after poor recent results on Italian soil.
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West Ham fans arrested in Palermo
Italian police have arrested 20 West Ham United supporters after overnight clashes with Palermo fans in Sicily before Thursday's UEFA Cup match.
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Inter suffer media mauling
Italian media pilloried Inter Milan for their lack of self-control on Thursday after the Italian champions had two men sent off in a 2-0 Champions League defeat by rivals Bayern Munich.
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Carbone to play for Sydney
Italian striker Benito Carbone will start a four-week guest stint with Australian A-League champions Sydney FC next week, the club said Thursday.
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