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Aminul new captain
Aminul Haque will lead Bangladesh against Uzbekistan in tomorrow's 2007 Asian Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan after the Bangladesh Football Federation named the goalkeeper new national football captain
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Usha too good for Bank
A brace by veteran striker Rafiqul Islam Kamal helped Usha Krira Chakra record their second consecutive win in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League when the defending champions brushed aside
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GrameenPhone Corporate League
Partex shock Epyllion
Sohrawardi Shuva grabbed three vital wickets to give Partex Group a 39-run victory over a star-stu-dded Epillyon Group in yes-terday's GrameenPhone Corporate Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium.
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NSF delays treatment decision
The National Shooting Federation (NSF) has yet to respond to calls for taking the injured shooters abroad for better treatment.
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ICC Champions Trophy
SL serious about Zim
Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody will raise Zimbabwe to the same league as Australia and India when they clash in Tuesday's Champions Trophy qualifier here.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Inzi wishes Pakistan well
Banned Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq on Monday said the side was capable of winning the Champions Trophy in India without him under stand-in skipper Younis Khan.
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Shiv Sena vows to disrupt Pakistan game
A nationalist Hindu group on Sunday vowed to "go to any extent" to prevent the Pakistan cricket team from playing in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Flemo has fully-fit side
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is raring to get into the Champions Trophy in India because he finally has a fully-fit team at his disposal.
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ICC Champions Trophy
India awaits Gibbs
Six years of self-imposed banishment from India will come to an end when Herschelle Gibbs arrives for the ICC Champions Trophy this week.
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Women's World Cup
Dutch delight
Hot favourites Netherlands, the world's top-ranked team, outplayed Australia to win the women's field hockey World Cup final 3-1 here Sunday.
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PCB, Inzamam at odds?
Sacked team manager Zaheer Abbas claims regular captain Inzamamul Haq has lost the confidence of officials in Pakistan cricket following The Oval debacle.
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Formula 1
Schumacher concedes title
An unusually philosophical Michael Schumacher admitted defeat in his quest for one last world championship on Sunday, after his first mid-race engine failure for more than six years handed Fernando Alonso
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Brazil revisit '58 scene
Brazil swap the heat of Kuwait for the autumnal chill of Stockholm when they face fellow South Americans Ecuador at the scene of one of their most famous triumphs on Tuesday.
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EURO 2008
Giants seek swift recovery
France, England and Ireland will attempt to put right damaging weekend results when they get straight back into action amid 22 Euro 2008 qualifiers on Wednesday.
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Judgment day for match-fixers
Four Serie A clubs found guilty of match-fixing will find out this week if their final appeals against their punishments have been successful.
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Asian Cup
Final slots up for grabs
South Korea and Iran can secure their places at the Asian Cup finals when qualifying resumes Wednesday, but underachieving China has a fight on its hands.
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River thump Boca
Teenage striker Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as River Plate beat arch-rivals and leaders Boca Juniors 3-1 on Sunday in the biggest match of the Argentine season.
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Steve does not buy it
Steve Harmison has dismissed as "ludicrous" suggestions Andrew Flintoff was named England captain because only he can inspire the fast bowler.
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Brazilians to share rooms
Brazil's players have gone back to the old practice of sharing rooms in a bid by coach Dunga to improve team spirit.
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Tight security for England match
Croatian police will step up security for this week's Euro 2008 "high risk" qualifier against England, police and football officials said Monday.
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Ljungberg out
Sweden skipper Fredrik Ljungberg is injured and will miss Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Iceland, the Swedish football association said Monday.
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Coupet worry for France
Goalkeeper Gregory Coupet will miss France's Euro 2008 qualifier against the Faroe Islands on Wednesday after injuring his hand in the shock 1-0 defeat to Scotland.
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Neville accepts blame
Gary Neville, who has never scored in 83 international appearances for England, accepted the blame on Sunday for wasting a glorious opportuntiy to break his duck.
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Yakubu fires Nigeria
Nigeria edged lowly Lesotho 1-0 in Maseru Sunday to maintain a perfect record in the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers.
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No favours for Poles: C' Ron
Portugal will be going out to make it two Euro 2008 qualifying wins out of two against Poland on Wednesday, said Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Vinnie catching the eye
Vince Grella has developed into one of Australia's key players in the transition period after this year's World Cup, coach Graham Arnold said Monday.
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Roman home for Italy
Italian soccer officials are to consider making Rome's Olympic stadium the permanent home for their World Cup-winning team, ending the tradition of playing games around the country.
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Rio looking at Croatia return
England defender Rio Ferdinand hopes to be fit for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier in Croatia despite the back problem which forced him to miss Saturday's 0-0 draw with Macedonia.
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Socceroos look beyond Bahrain
Australia, rebuilding after the World Cup, is looking beyond Wednesday's qualifier here with Bahrain and towards winning next year's Asian Cup.
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Irish president hails Cyprus
Irish President Mary McAleese praised lowly Cyprus's historic five-goal thumping of Ireland during an official visit Monday aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries.
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Poldi to play against Slovakia
Germany international striker Lukas Podolski has been hit with a two-match friendly ban after lashing out at Blackburn Rovers' Georgian defender Zurab Khizanishvili.
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