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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
1st Semifinal: New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Fleming targets SL top-order
New Zealand captain Ste-phen Fle-ming belie-ves Sri Lan-ka's top-or-der batting is a weakness the Black Caps can expose when the teams meet in Tuesday's first World Cup semifinal.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Let mind games begin
Heavyweight hitters Jac-ques Kallis and Matthew Hayden kick-ed off the mind games ahead of Aus-tralia and South Africa's potentially explosive World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Maharoof to give 200%
Sri Lanka seamer Far-veez Maha-roof pledged to give 200 per cent if that's what it takes to defeat New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday.
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B. League
Cruciani face to face with Nayeem again
About 16 months after losing the SAFF Championship final to Indian coach Syed Nayeemuddin, Diego Cruciani will once again face his coaching rival when Abahani meet Brothers Union in the B. League today.
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Razzak in ODI top 10
Seven of the top 10 batsmen in the latest ICC rankings are from teams involved in this week's World Cup semifinals.
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SL keep faith in Tharanga
Sri Lanka will persist with out-of-form opener Upul Tharanga for the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand, the country's chief selector said on Monday.
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Farashganj stun Ctg MSC
Farashganj Sporting Club rallied in the second half to crush visiting Chittagong Mohammedan 3-0 in yesterday's B. League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Proteas leave '99 behind
Veterans of South Africa's 1999 World Cup insist they will not be haunted by the nightmare of their exit at the hands of Australia when they square up once again at the semifinal stage Wednesday.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Watson stung by critics
Shane Watson has admitted to being hurt by criticism from the likes of former Australia captain Bobby Simpson but a desire to prove his doubters wrong has inspired the all-rounder to nail down a place
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India in a hurry
Three former India captains, including batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, were Monday named as members of a high-powered panel to select Greg Chappell's successor as national coach.
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King quits as coach
Bennett King has quit as coach of the West Indies after the team's dismal World Cup campaign, it was reported here on Monday.
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Lara worries over Tests
Brian Lara spent his first day in international retirement on Sunday fretting over the future of Test match and first class cricket.
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LFP
Barca leave it wide open
The see-saw season at the top of the Spanish first division continued with league leaders Barcelona going down 2-0 at Villarreal on Sunday.
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UEFA Champions League
Milan wary of United
When Man-chester United knocked seven goals past AS Roma in the last round of the Champions League, the Italian press was moved to voice concern over the humiliation Cristiano Ronaldo and co might inflict
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Serie A
Inter insist title is legitimate
Inter Milan have insisted their latest Serie A title success is legitimate despite the lack of serious competition after the fall-out from last summer's Italian match-fixing scandal.
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Barclays English Premier League
C'Ron's delightful double
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was on Sunday named the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.
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Local Snippets
Accounting and Applied Physics won their respective matches in the opening day of the Dhaka University Inter-Department Basketball competition at the Jahurul Haq Hall Court yesterday.
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WI, Eng fined
England and the West Indies have been fined for slow over-rates during their World Cup Super Eights match here on Saturday.
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Bracken wishes early wrap-up
Australian seamer Nathan Bracken said it was crucial to wrap up convincing wins over Sri Lanka and New Zealand to deliver a crucial psychological blow against potential World Cup final opponents.
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Ireland 10th best team
Ireland have been rewarded for their memorable World Cup debut by being confirmed as the 10th best team in the world.
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Maradona having mental treatment
Football legend Diego Maradona on Sunday marked his first day in a mental health unit where he is fighting alcoholism, his physician said.
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Queen an Arsenal fan
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has secretly been a lifelong supporter of English Premiership football giants Arsenal, The Sun newspaper said Monday.
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Celtic ride on Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura revealed he achieved a long-held ambition by abandoning his usual reserved demeanour and jumping into the Celtic support to celebrate his league winning goal.
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Barclays English Premier League
Refs irk Jose again
Jose Mourinho took managerial mind games to a new level when he suggested English football was now governed by a rulebook weighted heavily in the favour of title rivals Manchester United.
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Barclays English Premier League
Owen ready to return
England striker Michael Owen could make his long awaited debut this season in Newcastle's clash with Reading next Monday, according to his manager Glen Roeder.
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Al-Ahly's centenary plan
After clinching 99 titles in as many years, Egypt's Al-Ahly -- one of the most trophy-laden clubs in world football -- is set to celebrate its centennial in style by hosting Barcelona.
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Championnat De Football Professionnel
Lyon held at Auxerre
Title-holders Lyon had to settle for a goalless draw at Auxerre on Sunday, a day after being crowned French champions for a record sixth time in a row.
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Japan hails its hero
Japanese dailies on Monday lauded midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura as history-making after his last-gasp goal gave Celtic the Scottish Premier League title.
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James breaks record
David James broke the record for Premiership cleansheets with a superb display that helped Portsmouth earn a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Deposed Thai PM eyes English team
Deposed Thai prime minister and football fan Thaksin Shinawatra, who once tried to purchase Liverpool, may be considering buying another English Premier League team, his lawyer hinted Monday.
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