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Shooters uncertain for Asian Games
Families in despair
Even the most hardened individual can be moved by witnessing a mother's agony or a sister's tears and more so if their beloved ones have been tortured and humiliated by people whose duty it is to offer
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Old foes in final
Prince propels Mohammedan
An early strike by national forward Ariful Haq Prince sunk Usha Krira Chakra and propelled Mohamme-dan Sporting Club into the final of the Shah Sports Club Cup Hockey Tournament with a 1-0 win in thesecond
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Ambassadors or punch bags?
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia recently tagged the sports persons as the country's ambassadors to the world.
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BCB talks money
In what appeared to be his farewell speech, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Ali Asghar said that he was pleased to leave the affluent sports federation on a strong financial footing.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Tigers' practice match today
Bangladesh may be facing a daunting task in their first qualifying match against Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy in Mohali on October 7, but pace spearhead Mashrafee Bin Mortuza is quite upbeatabout
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Army Stadium to host Asian Cup qualifier
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has changed the venue of the Bangladesh-Uzbekistan match of the 2007 Asian Cup qualifying round according to a decision of the Asian Football Confederation.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Blasters behind stumps
Australia's Adam Gilchrist spearheads a pack of explosive wicketkeepers in the Champions Trophy, ensuring plenty of fast and furious entertainment.
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Faisal in for Inzamam
Batsman Faisal Iqbal will replace banned skipper Inzamamul Haq in Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad after the country received clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Lloyd boost for Windies
West Indian great Clive Lloyd will mastermind the campaign of Brian Lara's team during the Champions Trophy one-day tournament starting in India on Saturday.
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Dutch demolition of China
The Netherlands confirmed their status as favourites by thrashing China 6-1 to power into the finals at the top of Pool A in the Women's World Cup field hockey tournament here on Tuesday.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Spinners are lurking
The world's best spinners, led by Muttiah Muralidaran, lie in wait for the star stroke-makers hoping to feast on placid Indian tracks in the Champions Trophy.
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ICC Champions Trophy
England rely on Freddie
Andrew Flintoff is expected to bat, bowl, field, lead and win matches for England whose key players have been in and out of hospital doors since winning the Ashes last year.
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Stars inspire Donadoni
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni was optimistic the world champions would get their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign back on track after naming a star-studded squad for qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia.
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UEFA Cup
Tough ties for Brits
Tottenham and Newcastle were handed no favours when they were drawn in potentially tough groups for the UEFA Cup's next round on Tuesday.
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Inquiry focuses on eight clubs
The head of an English Premier League inquiry said on Monday his investigation into alleged irregular payments in transfer dealings was now focused on eight top-flight clubs.
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Van Basten walking the gallows
The jury remains out on Nether-lands coach Marco van Basten following the refusal of two former national team players to join up with the squad for crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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'Hiddink poor man-manager'
Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has criticised Guus Hiddink's man-management skills in the Australian team set-up at this year's World Cup in Germany.
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Record prize money for Aussie Open
A record prize money pool of 20 million dollars (15 million US) will be on offer for next year's Australian Open, Tennis Australia said here Tuesday.
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Tursunov wins Mumbai Open
Russia's Davis Cup hero Dmitry Tursunov completed a remarkable fortnight by winning his maiden ATP title at the inaugural Mumbai Open here on Monday.
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Moratti questioned over wiretrap
Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti was questioned for two hours Tuesday amid allegations that his club requested the wiretaps that helped uncover the Italian match-fixing scandal.
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Coach plays down Cassano omission
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni insisted Monday he did not leave Antonio Cassano out of his squad for the crunch Euro 2008 qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia because he feared the temperamental striker
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German woes worsen
Germany coach Joachim Loew was hit with another defensive problem on Monday as he prepared for two matches in the next 10 days when Borussia Moenchengladbach left back Marcell Jansen was ruled out with
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Bung inquiry extended
The inquiry into illegal payments in English football has been extended by two months, with former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens revealing Monday that 39 transfers will require further
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Sporting sail, Porto fail
Sporting joined champions Porto at the top of the Portuguese Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Uniao Leiria on Monday.
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Grosso misses out
World champions Italy are expected to be without Fabio Grosso for Saturday's crunch 2008 European championship qualifier against Ukraine.
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Barclays English Premier League
Fulham sting Hornets
Premiership newboys Watford saw their hopes of taking their first win of the season slip away on Monday as having led 2-0 they ended up drawing 3-3 with Fulham.
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Racism will hurt Germany: Asamoah
Germany international striker Gerald Asamoah, born in Ghana, admits he was deeply hurt by the racist monkey chants directed at him in a recent cup match and warned that Germany's image abroad could be
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Agents under microscope
Football agents could be forced to reveal details of their bank accounts by the Premier League's inquiry into allegations of corruption in football.
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Torres to Theatre of Dreams?
Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres is set for a summer move to Manchester United, according to a report here Tuesday.
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WC snub still hurts Coupet
France goalkeeper Gregory Coupet has said he still feels bitter about being a reserve at the World Cup and would not spend an evening out with coach Raymond Domenech. 'Mr. Domenech and Mr.
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Benfica unaware of racist chants
Benfica coach Fernando Santos said on Monday he has no knowledge that racist abuse and monkey chants were directed at some Manchester United players last week during a Champions League match in Lisbon.
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Court between Bellamy and captaincy
Craig Bellamy has been named as stand-in Wales captain for their upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers, despite having to appear in court on assault charges between the matches against Slovakia and Cyprus.
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Abraham and Pospech get Czech call
Czech manager Karel Bruckner on Tuesday called up midfielder Martin Abraham and defender Zdenek Pospech to his squad to fill injury gaps for upcoming Euro-2008 qualification matches against San Marino
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Torino stand by Zaccheroni
Torino president Urbano Cairo said Tuesday he was not considering sacking Alberto Zaccheroni as coach, despite the club's poor start to the Serie A season.
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