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Selectors spring no surprise
There was no surprise when the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday unveiled the list of 23 probables for the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe.
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ICC Champions Trophy
England win at last
Kevin Pietersen ruined Chris Gayle's party with an explosive 90 not out as England stunned the West Indies by three wickets in the Champions Trophy here on Saturday.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Aussies cruise into semis
Curtain falls on Asian contenders
Favourites Australia knocked Asia's last hope India out of the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket win here on Sunday to take their place in the semifinals.
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ICC Champions Trophy
'It's good to have it now'
West Indies captain Brian Lara said Saturday his team's surprise three-wicket defeat against England in the Champions Trophy was a blessing in disguise.
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Double boost for England
England gained a double boost on Saturday, beating West Indies by three wickets in the Champions Trophy and giving captain Andrew Flintoff his first international bowl since June.
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Gilly's 400th dismissal
Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist claimed his 400th victim in the Champions Trophy Group A tie against India on Sunday, cementing his position as the one-day game's leading gloveman.
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McGrath far from retiring
Glenn McGrath says he may be getting towards the end of his cricket career but he still has a lot to offer the Australian team for next month's Ashes series against England.
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No sign of Dalmiya
For the third time in a row Jagmohan Dalmiya, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), failed to appear before the board's disciplinary committee.
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Maria takes Linz title
Maria Sharapova claimed her fifth title of the year at the Linz Open on Sunday when she beat defending champion and number two seed Nadia Petrova 7-5, 6-2 in an all-Russian final.
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Federer, Nadal have plenty to prove
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal may have 60 titles and banked 30 million dollars in prize money between them, but they still find themselves having plenty to prove at the Paris Masters this week.
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Symonds's admission
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has revealed he is on his last warning from Cricket Australia if he gets into more trouble.
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Warne coming good
Shane Warne said his bowling is coming together well ahead of next month's highly anticipated Ashes cricket Test opener with England in Brisbane.
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Roger moves into final
Roger Federer squeezed through his toughest test of the week as he fought off Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the final of his home Swiss Indoors event on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Rooney treble keeps United atop
Wayne Rooney ended his barren spell with a first Premiership hat-trick as Manchester United stayed top of the table with a 4-0 win away to Bolton on Saturday.
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Blatter's apology to Aussies
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has apologised to Australian fans -- saying the Socceroos should have played in this year's World Cup quarterfinal instead of eventual champions Italy.
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LFP
Barca ride on Ronaldinho
World Player of the Year Ronal-dinho scored twice to help reigning champions Barcelona extend their lead at the top of the Spanish first division with a 3-0 win over Recreativo Huelva on Saturday.
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Mourinho happy with win
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was happy with his side's resilience after the English champions won 2-0 away to struggling Sheffield United at Bramall Lane here on Sunday.
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Serie A
Inter snatch thrilling derby
Inter Milan edged city rivals AC Milan 4-3 in a pulsating derby on Saturday to move three points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A.
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Warne puts Victoria in charge
Test leg-spinner Shane Warne claimed five wickets and opener Nick Jewell neared a century as Victoria took charge of their Sheffield Shield cricket match against South Australia here Sunday.
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2nd Afro-Asia Cup in India
India will stage the second Afro-Asia Cup one-day series next June, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Sunday.
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Bravo in the clear
West Indies' Dwyane Bravo has been cleared of any wrongdoing in claiming a catch which appeared to have bounced first in the match against England.
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All-French final
Richard Gasquet and Marc Gicquel both survived three-set marathons Saturday to set up an all-French final at the 850,000 dollar ATP event here.
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Del Piero strikes 200th
Alessandro Del Piero scored his 200th goal for Juventus to secure a 1-0 home win over Frosinone on Saturday as the scandal-hit Turin club chalked up their seventh consecutive Serie B victory.
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Three cheers for Rooney
Wayne Rooney said it was good to be back amongst the goals after his first Premiership hattrick saw the England striker end a run of 10 scoreless games as Manchester United stayed top of the Premiership
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Bundes Liga
Bayern in the hunt
Double winners Bayern Munich kept pace with league leaders Werder Bremen with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
Nantes edge out Monaco
Nantes finally lifted themselves off the bottom of the table with a narrow 1-0 victory in the basement battle against Monaco on Saturday.
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Fresh chaos hits Kenyan football
Kenyan football was thrown into fresh chaos on Saturday as delegates to a special assembly of the governing board, called off its by leaders, went ahead with the meeting and sacked its top two officials.
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UEFA Champions League
Chelsea short of strikers
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he is facing a striker crisis ahead of his side's Champions League group game against title-holders Barcelona in Spain next week.
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Gerrard going nowhere
Liverpool have no intention of allowing skipper Steven Gerrard to leave the club, manager Rafael Benitez has said.
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Celtic interested in Beckham
David Beckham's frustrations at his lack of first-team appearances at Real Madrid have renewed speculation about his future with both Tottenham and Celtic being touted as possible buyers.
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Mancini a relieved man
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini said the dismissal of Marco Materazzi almost cost his side victory in Saturday's pulsating 4-3 derby win over AC Milan.
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