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No TV deal for now
Bangladesh Cricket Board's concerted effort of finding a future TV sponsor came to a grinding halt on Tuesday following a government circular that ordered the board to suspend all the activities relating
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Bon voyage Zidane
His arrival was like fresh air that soothed the life of people who could look elsewhere for a brief period less than 48 hours in the midst of a political stalemate.
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NCL begins today
Bashar to miss Khulna-Rajshahi clash
Captain Habibul Bashar and his deputy Shahriar Nafees will not play the first round due to minor injuries when the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League begins today at three different venues
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Advantage Abahani
League finale abandoned
The first-leg finale of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League was abandoned yesterday after 58 minutes due to crowd violence and inadequate light with Abahani leading 1-0 against league leaders
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Prince ignored for Asiad
Ariful Haque Prince scored his second Premiership hattrick yesterday but it turned out to be a sad day for the Mohammedan striker who failed to find a place in the national hockey team for the comingAsian
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Sourav, VVS should do more
Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman need to show more consistency if they hope to regain their place in India's one-day squad, chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said on Wednesday.
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World Cup far away: Yuvraj
India's middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh who suffered a knee injury during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, is not worried by news reports that he might miss next year's World Cup in the Caribbean.
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Umrigar no more
Indian legends to miss the 'palm-tree hitter'
Indian cricketing fraternity on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to former captain Polly Umrigar, describing him as a great player blessed with outstanding knowledge of the game.
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Woolmer plots WI fall
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is out to spoil West Indies skipper Brian Lara's last tour of the country by winning the upcoming Test series.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Ponting says sorry
Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting offered to apologise Wednesday to any Indian officials who felt insulted by his team's victory celebrations after the Champions Trophy final this week.
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Ganguly stays positive
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said Tuesday he had not lost hope of playing in next year's World Cup in the Caribbean after returning to form with a century in a domestic tournament.
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Asif too simple: Lifson
Pakistan cricket physiotherapist Darryn Lifson said Wednesday that naivety led to banned paceman Mohammad Asif taking dietary supplements without realising their possible consequences.
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Akhtar files appeal
Banned Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar has filed an appeal against a two-year ban imposed after he tested positive for banned steroid nandrolone, Akhtar's doctor said Wednesday.
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Eng stronger now: Warne
Australian spin king Shane Warne on Wednesday rated England's underperforming Test side stronger than the one that sprang a surprise Ashes series win over Australia last year.
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UEFA Champions League
Platini envisions more open league
Former French international Michel Platini has vowed to make the Champions League more open to less wealthy clubs if he beats his rival Lennart Johannson in their battle for the UEFA presidency.
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Fergie takes positives
In true Glaswegian style, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed his side's League Cup "smack in the face" from Southend could actually bolster the club's bid for glory on bigger stages this season.
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Maria starts off fine
World number one Amelie Mauresmo made a disastrous start to the end-of-season WTA Championships here on Tuesday when she lost in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to Nadia Petrova as the large Russian contingent
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Biman ahead early
Bangladesh Biman rode on their all-star team to take solo lead in the Dutch-Bangla Bank First Division Chess League at the chess federation hallroom yesterday.
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Windies toil in tour opener
Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed piled up 92 runs as West Indian bowlers toiled hard in their two-day tour opener at Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium here on Wednesday.
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Gayle unwell
The touring West Indies cricket team said Wednesday it hoped prolific opening batsman Chris Gayle recovered quickly from a stomach bug that forced him to miss a tour opener.
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Eyes on the ball, please!
Male models being used as ball boys at this week's end-of-season WTA Championships need to keep their minds on the job and not be distracted by the female players, world number eight Elena Dementievasaid
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Roger wishes time with Tiger
Tennis great Roger Federer said he hoped to find time for a beer with Tiger Woods while both are in Shanghai this weekend.
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Proteas retain ODI squad
South Africa have taken a wait and see approach to their one-day series against India by retaining their ICC Champions Trophy squad for the first match of the rubber.
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Lehmann's WC sheet to raise funds
Arsenal's German international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann revealed Tuesday that he plans to sell the secret penalty shootout note from the World Cup quarter-final win over Argentina with the funds goingto
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Big Phil keeps Ronaldinho off list
Portugal and former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Tuesday he had left World Player of the Year Ronaldinho off his list for this year's vote.
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Loew not experimenting
Germany coach Joachim Low says he will not bring in any new faces for the Euro 2008 qualifier in Cyprus on November 15.
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Bundes Liga
Bremen keep up pressure
Werder Bremen temporarily opened up a six-point gap over reigning champions Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga after an impressive 2-1 win at FC Nuremberg on Tuesday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Referees' chief to meet Mourinho
Keith Hackett, the referees' chief for the Premiership, is set to meet with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho "to run through a number of issues," following the English champions ill-tempered 2-1 defeat away
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Hamburg keep Doll faith
Hamburg SV coach Thomas Doll retains the support of the club even as the season goes from bad to worse.
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Kaiser favours 6-5 rule
Franz Beckenbauer, president of German champions Bayern Munich, has backed proposals for a restriction on foreigners in club football and believes forcing teams to field six homegrown players would get
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Betis in turmoil
Real Betis president Jose Leon tendered his resignation to the majority shareholder Manuel Ruiz de Lopera on Tuesday to set in motion a presidential election at the struggling Primera Liga club.
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Gazza arrested
Troubled former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday on suspicion of assault at a London nightclub, police sources said.
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Xavier signs Boro contract
Former Portugal defender Abel Xavier has signed a contract with Premier League side Middlesbrough until the end of the season after completing a ban for doping.
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