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Ashraful, yes or no?
When the national selectors sit today to pick up the squad for this month's home series against Zimbabwe, the major issue would be to discuss the fate of ace batsman Mohammad Ashraful.
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Shahjada, Ehsanul shine
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzaq chipped in with two quick wickets as Khulana left Rajshahi in a sticky situation on the third day of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League at the Rajshahi
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Zia to go to World Cup Chess
Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman will participate in the Chess World Cup 2007 as a nominee of FIDE president Kirshan Ilyumzhinov.
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BHF strays from hard line
Having failed to stick to the rules and continue the Premier Hockey League, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) yesterday announced the postponement of the Super Five Stage till the end of the Asian
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BKSP upset DU
Mahmudul Hasan steered BKSP to a four-wicket victory against Dhaka University (DU) in the low-scoring match of the National Cricket Championship at the BKSP ground yesterday.
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The Galloping Magyar dies
Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas, the inspiration of the "Mighty Magyars" national side that dominated world football in the 1950s, has died after a long illness. He was 79.
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Steyn blows away India
Fast bowler Dale Steyn bowled the Rest of South Africa to a convincing 37-run win over the touring Indians at Willowmoore Park on Thursday.
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Chappell defends poor start
Greg Chappell, the coach of the Indian team, has sought to deflect criticism of the team's disappointing performance in the first match of their South African tour, saying the players had been pittedagainst
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Sehwag not ruled out yet
Flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag, who suffered a finger injury, hasn't been ruled out of the first cricket one-dayer against South Africa here on Sunday.
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The odd man out
Every cricket fan knows what fast bowlers are supposed to be like.
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Tait, Hoggard shine
Shaun Tait boosted his chances of playing in next week's Ashes opener with a key England wicket in a hostile spell of fast bowling for South Australia at the Adelaide Oval Friday.
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Harmison doubtful for Ashes opener
England pace spearhead Steve Harmison is in doubt for next week's Ashes opener with a side strain that forced him out of the tourists' final lead-up match here Friday.
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LFP
Injury list worries Barca
Spanish champions Barcelona regained the league lead last weekend and they are hoping to consolidate pole position, despite being in the midst of an injury crisis, at Real Mallorca on Sunday.
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Fergie lashes out at Scolari
Sir Alex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of his Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz by launching a stinging attack on Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
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Bundes Liga
Magath up against his old boys
Felix Magath must mastermind the downfall of his old club VfB Stuttgart on Saturday as Bayern Munich go head to head with the surprise league leaders.
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Barclays English Premier League
Heavyweights in prime time
A rare day in English football occurs this Saturday with the three top sides in the Premier League all kicking off at the same time.
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Price of partisanship
China's best-known soccer announcer, who earned widespread scorn for his unabashedly pro-Italy comments in the 2006 World Cup, is now jobless after "offending" his colleagues, state media said Friday.
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Watson might miss 1st Test
All-rounder Shane Watson injured a hamstring playing for Queensland in a domestic one-day game here Friday and is in doubt for next week's first Ashes cricket Test against England.
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ECB to look into Tresco debacle
The England and Wales Cricket Board will conduct a thorough review of the circumstances which led to Marcus Trescothick's pull-out from the Ashes.
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BAF basketball
BAF Base Zahurul Haque clinched the title of the Air Force Inter-base Basketball Competition beating BAF Base Kurmitola 46-36 points in the final at the BAF Zahurul Haque Base premises on Thursday.
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Chingoka set to continue
Peter Chingoka is likely to be retained as Zimbabwe Cricket's chairman on Saturday when elections to end 11 months of a government-appointed interim committee will be held.
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Messi unworried
Argentine forward Lionel Messi said on Friday he was confident Barcelona could overcome their injury problems as he left hospital after surgery on his foot.
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FIFA rejects Marseille claim
World football's governing body FIFA has rejected requests by Turkish club Galatasaray for 10-million-euros compensation after French international midfielder Franck Ribery left them, his club Marseille
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Sanchez given Mexico reign
Former Real Madrid striker Hugo Sanchez has been appointed as Mexico's new national coach after Toluca coach Americo Gallego pulled out of the race to succeed Ricardo Lavolpe.
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UEFA fines Levski
Levski Sofia have been fined 50,000 Swiss francs (39,970 dollars) by UEFA because of crowd trouble during their Champions League match against Chelsea on September 27, the Bulgarian club said on Friday.
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Tributes pour in for Puskas
Spanish giants Real Madrid led the tributes on Friday to their former star Ferenc Puskas following the Hungarian's death in Budapest at the age of 79.
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
Old rivalry with renewed zest
Players, officials and fans from Marseille and Valenciennes are denying it but this weekend's clash between the pair is being dominated by unhappy memories of an infamous corruption scandal.
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Serie A
Ancelotti under the spotlight
The patience of AC Milan owner Silvio Berlu-sconi will be tested further if his side suffer another setback in Serie A this weekend.
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Cristiano's lofty ambitions
Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo is working towards becoming the world's best footballer, he said in an interview published Friday in Portuguese sports daily A Bola.
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Nadal reaches last four
Rafael Nadal came from a set down against Nikolay Davydenko on Friday to set up an eye-catching Masters Cup semifinal with top-ranked Roger Federer.
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Ljungberg out of Newcastle clash
Arsenal's Sweden midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has joined Brazilian Gilberto as an absentee for Saturday's Premier League game with Newcastle United.
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Federer not No 1
He's been top of the tennis world for almost three years, but Roger Federer has again missed out on being named the world's sexiest man.
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Indonesia to appeal Fed Cup ban
Indonesian tennis officials said Friday they would appeal a 31,600 dollar fine and one-year Fed Cup ban imposed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for cancelling playoff games against Israel
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Tiger, Roger now on phone
Roger Federer has revealed a blossoming friendship with Tiger Woods after the two met here last week. Federer watched Woods play at the HSBC Champions tournament and afterwards they went out to dinner.
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