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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
McGrath issues warning
Glenn McGrath be-lieves Aus-tralia are a class apart as they chase an unprecedented third successive World Cup title.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
'Time up for Tendulkar'
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell on Friday suggested what millions of Indians had been dreading to hear -- the great Sachin Tendulkar should hang up his boots.
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B. League
Nazrul rescues Abahani
Mohammedans split points in Ctg
Abahani were extremely fortunate to return from yesterday's B.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Hayden struts back
When Ma-tthew Hay-den was dro-pped from Australia's one-day side after the 2005 Ashes tour, it seemed the end of the road had been reached for a batsman who, for a short but blistering period in the early
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Kumble makes it official
India's most successful bowler, Anil Kumble, officially announced his retirement from one-day cricket on Friday, but said he will remain available for Test matches.
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BD A play first one-day today
Smarting from heavy defeats in the Test (four-day) series, Bangladesh A play their first one-day match against Sri Lanka A at the Colts Cricket Club ground in Colombo today.
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PCB wants fast trial
The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday called on Jamaican authorities to complete the probe into the murder of coach Bob Woolmer as quickly as possible following reports that it may take months to resolve
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A much-needed closure
Murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is to be bid a final farewell at a public memorial service in Cape Town next Wednesday, organisers said.
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Local Snippets
Orient Sporting Club squeezed past Azad Sporting Club by two wickets in the super league of Kai-Altech First Division League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Charl learning everyday
Former prison guard Charl Langeveldt may not have the pace of South Africa teammates Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini, but he's second to none when it comes to delivering in crunch situations.
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ECB agrees on Rudolph
Yorkshire's signing of South African batsman Jacques Rudolph under the Kolpak ruling was on Friday approved "reluctantly" by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Styris, Oram turn it on
Jacob Oram and Scott Styris starred in New Zealand's seven-wicket win over the West Indies as the Black Caps began their Super Eight campaign in style at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here Thursday.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Lara calls for calm
West Indies captain Brian Lara issued an appeal for unity as tensions within the World Cup hosts' camp surfaced after their seven-wicket Super Eights defeat by New Zealand.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Fleming hints at final
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes his side have never been as well prepared as they are now to win a World Cup in the 10 years he has been leading the one-day side.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
'Give me four wins'
Dejected West Indies captain Brian Lara admitted on Thursday that his side need to win all four of their remaining Super Eights games if they are to salvage their World Cup dream.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Ranjan reaches 200
Former Sri Lanka batsman Ranjan Madugalle reached a landmark here on Friday when he officiated in his 200th one-dayer as a match referee during the World Cup Super Eights game between England and Ireland.
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Baro Nazir no more
Nazir Ahmed, the famous footballer of 60s and 70s popularly known as Baro (senior) Najir, died of cancer in the early hours of yesterday at his residence in Duri Aunguli Lane, Nawabganj. He was 68.
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President asks Ashraf to stay
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has declined to accept the resignation of Dr Naseem Ashraf following the team's World Cup debacle and asked him to continue as the chairman of the cricket board.
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Elliott moving to Wales
Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Elliott has accepted an offer to play for Glamorgan for the first four weeks of the forthcoming season.
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Twenty20 WC
Hosts open against WI
South Africa and West Indies will contest the opening game of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship which will be held in South Africa between September 10 and 24.
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Watch and learn: Moody
Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody on Thursday stressed his team needs to learn quickly from the mistakes made against South Africa during their one-wicket defeat in the Super Eights match.
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Patil row surfaces
Even as the name of Sandeep Patil is doing the rounds to take over the Indian team's reins as its interim coach from Greg Chappell, a former Cricket Board official revealed how several senior playershad
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ICC goes easy on Peterson
South African spinner Robin Peterson earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first player to get an official reprimand in the ongoing World Cup on Thursday.
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Dad stands by Veeru
Virender Sehwag's father on Friday said it would be unfair to blame his son only for India's disastrous World Cup campaign as the failure of key players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid led to the
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Ronaldinho world's richest footballer
Barcelona star Ronaldinho has overtaken David Beckham as the best paid footballer in the world, according to annual listings published in Forbes magazine Friday. Brazilian Ronaldinho earned 23.
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Barca look to pull ahead
League leaders Barcelona will be looking to put space between themselves and their main rivals for the La Liga title with a convincing victory over erratic Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Scholes primed to fire
Sir Alex Fergu-son believes Paul Scholes is ready to give fresh impetus to Manchester United's treble challenge.
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Maradona swapping addictions?
Doctors said Thursday they were concerned football legend Diego Maradona, who was rushed to hospital a day earlier and stabilized, may have traded cocaine addiction for alcohol abuse.
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Bundes Liga
Hitzfield demands win against Schalke
Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld will pull out all the stops for Saturday's clash with Bun-desliga leaders Schalke 04 -- despite their European quarterfinal with AC Milan just three days later.
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Serie A
Inter seek quick wrap-up
Inter Milan will sense the chance to move closer to the Serie A title this weekend with the runaway leaders at home to struggling Parma and second-placed Roma facing a tough test against AC Milan.
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Morientes out of Chelsea clashes
Valencia striker Fernando Morientes will miss his club's Champions League quarterfinal matches against Chelsea with a shoulder injury, the Spanish federation announced here Thursday.
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Further layoff for Neville
Manchester United captain Gary Neville faces a further three weeks on the sidelines after suffering ankle ligament damage two weeks ago.
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Kaiser receives Laureus award
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer will receive the Laureus Award for Lifetime Achievement in Barcelona on Monday, according to the organisers of the event.
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Van Persie out for the season
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is likely to miss the rest of the season as he struggles to recover from the foot injury he suffered against Manchester United in January.
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Williams, Henin in final
Australian Open champion Serena Williams ousted Shahar Peer in straight sets here Thursday to book a clash with world number one Justine Henin in the final of the 6.9 million-dollar Sony Ericsson Open.
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Fergie believes in Rooney
Alex Ferguson claims Wayne Rooney is equipped to cope with the burden of carrying the hopes of a nation, despite extending his goalless run for England to 15 competitive games against Andorra in midweek.
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Alcohol ban for Roma, United clash
An alcohol ban will be enforced for Roma's Champions League quarterfinal first leg against English Premiership leaders Manchester United next Wednesday in an attempt to prevent crowd trouble.
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Riise declared bankrupt
Liverpool's Norwegian defender John Arne Riise was declared bankrupt by Liverpool County Court on Friday for an unpaid debt of around 100,000 pounds (196,000 dollars).
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