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Tigers make it 2-1
Bangladesh survived a scare to defeat Zimbabwe by 14 runs in the tense third one-day international at Harare Sports Club yesterday to reach on the verge of winning their first series on Zimbabwean soil.
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Kai-Altech Premier Cricket League
Sonargaon defy Akram ton
DOHS look to Brothers
Despite a well-composed hundred by skipper Akram Khan, Old DOHS were under the threat of an ignominious exit from the Kai-Altech Premier Cricket League title race when the defending champions crashedto
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Colly creates magic
England take 1-0 lead
England shocked Australia by four wickets on Friday to move within sight of a fairytale ending to their disastrous tour.
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Mahmud's 2nd offence
DOHS all-rounder Khaled Mahmud was pulled up by the authorities for the second time this season after he abused umpires during the Premier League match against Sonargaon at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium
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Goals galore in JFA Cup
North-Bengal sides Chapai-nawabganj and Gaibandha brushed aside their opponents to advance to the second round of the 3rd JFA Cup Under-15 football championship yesterday.
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Sharif, Aniruddha share lead
Aniruddha Mazumder and Sharif Hossain are in joint lead after seven rounds of matches in the 27th National Sub-Junior Boys & Girls Chess Championship at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom yesterday.
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Rain stops play
The third one-day international between South Africa and Pakistan was stopped due to rain after the visitors had scored 217 for eight after 47 overs at St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth yesterday evening.
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Afridi faces ban
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi faces World Cup misery if he's found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute after he was involved in a stormy exchange with a spectator.
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Bookie to 'help out'
The alleged bookmaker with links to West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels said on Friday he was ready to be investigated because he had done nothing wrong.
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Samuels-Kochar in talks
Below is the transcript of the conversation the Nagpur police say took place between Marlon Samuels and Mukesh Kochar, an alleged bookie, before the India-West Indies match at Nagpur on January 21.
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'Paul typifies us'
England hero Paul Collingwood reflected on the vagaries of batting form after a second successive century saw them to victory over Australia in Melbourne.
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LFP
Barca target recovery
League leaders Barcelona are staggering rather than romping to their third successive Spanish title but coach Frank Rijkaard believes that they can recover their poise against Racing Santander on Sunday.
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Serie A
Empty stands greet players
Thousands of Italian football fans face a Sunday in front of the television set as officials enforce tough rules aimed at curbing hooliganism after a policeman died during a violent match last week.
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Barclays English Premier League
Fergie hails defence
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Man-chester United's defence holds the key to their Premiership title duel with Chelsea.
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LFP
Beckham is back
David Beck-ham's extended spell on the sidelines at Real Madrid came to an end on Friday when he was included in the squad for the league match at Real Sociedad.
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Lara plans ending
West Indies skipper Brian Lara dreams of bringing the curtain down on his international one-day career by leading his country to World Cup victory in April.
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Ferguson defends McClaren
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned the English media not to hound national coach Steve McClaren out of his job.
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Nigora takes revenge
Ranjam Ram and Prithul Mondol moved to the second round of the Dhaka Bank 21st Bangladesh International Junior Tennis competition at the Ramna Tennis complex yesterday.
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Stadia decision next week
UEFA is likely to decide next week on what venues Italian clubs can use in European competition following the clampdown on stadium safety in Italy, a spokesman for the governing body said Friday.
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Pele to start coaching
A Swiss second division football club, Lausanne-Sport, will become the European gateway for a new training scheme for young Brazilian players involving Pele, the footballing legend said Friday.
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Feyenoord lose appeal
Feyenoord's appeal against being kicked out of the UEFA Cup was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne on Friday.
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Bundes Liga
Back to basics for Bayern
Bayern Munich striker Roy Makaay had a back-to-basics message to teammates as they look to improve on their poor scoring record one week into Ottmar Hitzfeld's new reign with a Sunday fixture at hometo
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Championnat De Football Professionnel
Lyon aim to stop rot
French champions Lyon will be desperately trying to get their campaign back on track Saturday after a sluggish return from their winter break.
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Heinze happy at United
Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze insists he is still happy at Manchester United despite struggling to fight his way back into the team.
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Oleguer in hot water
Spanish sportswear manufacturers Kelme have cancelled their contract with Barcelona defender Oleguer after the player questioned the way in which a Spanish High Court has dealt with an ETA hunger striker.
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UEFA urges clampdown on cheats
European football's governing body said Friday that referees have been instructed to clamp down on player protests and cheating in the forthcoming knockout rounds of the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
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Bayern bid for Altintop
Turkish international midfielder Hamit Altintop has received an official offer from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, his coach at Schalke 04 Mirko Slomka confirmed Thursday.
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