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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Silky Shakib stands tall
Kwame Nkru-mah, the first president of Ghana, once warned his fellow Afri-cans of "squ-andering the golden oppor-tunities of independence".
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Was there a plan?
Having been lauded on a number of occasions for their vision, the Bangla-desh team management took their eye off the ball on Wednesday. Apparently there was no planning right from the word go.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Australia v Ireland
Poised for the semis
Australia are poised to storm into the World Cup semifinals without being seriously chall-enged as they take on debutants Ireland in their Super Eights match here on Friday.
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Facile win for local academy
Bangladesh Cricket Academy (BCA) took a 1-0 lead against Pakistan Academy in the two-match four-day series when they handed the visitors a 77-run defeat in the first match yesterday.
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B. League
Chittagong derby today
Port city rivals Abahani and Mohammedan will be pitted against each other in the first Chittagong derby of the B.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Hayden eyes big one
Matthew Hayden's explosive start to the World Cup has put him on course to break Indian master Sachin Tendulkar's record of most one-day international runs made in a year.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Time for changes: Gordon
Changes are already being made to the West Indies cricket team prior to their tour of England in May, according to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Ken Gordon.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Smith rallies for flair
South Africa captain Graeme Smith says playing with freedom and natural flair holds the key to his team's revived Cricket World Cup campaign.
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Local Snippets
International Master Abdullah Al Rakib maintained his solo lead in the 33rd National Chess Championship after his 10th round win over FM Taibur Rahman at the NSC hall-room yesterday.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Bashar revises target
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar conceded his team's World Cup semifinal hopes are doomed after a four-wicket defeat against England in the Super Eights match here.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
'Hard nut to crack'
England captain Michael Vaughan saw his team labour to a four-wicket win over Bangladesh on Wednesday and admitted there was plenty of work to do if they are to make the World Cup semifinals.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Vaughan looks to raise game
Skipper Mi-chael Vaughan hopes his own form and that of his fellow England batsmen improves in the crunch World Cup matches against South Africa and the West Indies.
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UEFA Champions League
Milan showcase pedigree
Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld admitted his side were bitterly disappointed at their Champions League exit after suffering a 2-0 home defeat to AC Milan on Wednesday night.
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Bird irate at ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board's latest announcement that players would be able to challenge umpires' decision in a limited-overs tournament has irked Dickie Bird, who said it signalled the age of "glorified
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Inzamam slams hotel security
Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq criticised the security at the Jamaican hotel where coach Bob Woolmer was strangled during the World Cup last month.
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Symonds wants longer innings
Andrew Symonds might be suffering from a lack of batting time as Australia's top-order dominates at the World Cup, but he feels ready for a long innings if his teammates allow it.
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Marcus is back
England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick said on Wednesday he is desperate to play again for the national team which will come as welcome news for a squad currently struggling at the World Cup.
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Woolmer Murder
TV footage sent to UK
Police investigating the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer have sent CCTV images to the UK for analysis, Jamaican officials have said.
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UEFA Champions League
'Best is yet to come'
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti says there is more to come from his side after their 2-0 win at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night booked them a Champions League semifinal against Manchester United.
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UEFA Champions League
Crouch completes formalities
Peter Crouch put Liverpool on course for a Champions League grudge match against Chelsea as his second half strike sealed a 1-0 quarterfinal second leg win over 10-man PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.
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UEFA Champions League
No love lost between old foes
Rafa Benitez has started the psychological war ahead of Liver-pool's Cham-pions League grudge match against Chelsea by claiming Jose Mourinho is only friends with managers he does not fear.
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More worries for Maradona
Diego Maradona faces treatment for alcoholism after being released from hospital, but the Argentine football idol still hopes to attend a major game of his beloved Boca Juniors team.
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Kaiser braced for Hargreaves exit
Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer revealed on Wednesday that the German champions would be ready to let Owen Hargreaves join Manchester United this summer if the price was right.
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Italians released
Four Italian men charged after clashes with police marred Manchester United's Champions League quarterfinal victory over AS Roma, walked free from court Wednesday.
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