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Tigers focus on batting
Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful hoped that their extended batting sessions during last week would help them succeed in Sri Lanka.
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Course not on right course
Putting a system in place could be harder if the right atmosphere can't be created because lack of logistic support.
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Onus on West Indies
Final Test starts at Chester-le-Street today
West Indies hope fast bowler Fidel Edwards can carry on from where he left off at Old Trafford as they look to restore some pride in the final Test against England.
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Lies, damned lies..
Cricket statistics can be beguiling things.
It was revealed this week that the latest LG ICC player rankings rank Corey Collymore as the ninth best bowler in Test cricket.
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B. League back today
The B.League will resume today in the city after an impromptu four-day break due to heavy monsoon rain.
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NCL gets cash boost
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not discuss issues like picking a coach for the Tigers or on the selectors during a meeting at a conference hall in Gulshan last night.
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Sun TV to cover Ireland series
Kalanidhi Maran-promoted media group Sun TV Network Ltd yesterday said it will broadcast live feed of ODI series between India, Pakistan, South Africa and Ireland in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages.
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Rixon refuses Pakistan
Former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore was left as the main contender to coach troubled Pakistan on Thursday after his Australian compatriot Steve Rixon ruled himself out.
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BCCI surprised by Ford snub
Graham Ford's decision to decline the offer to coach the Indian team came as a surprise to the BCCI, according to its secretary Niranjan Shah.
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LFP
Capello future still undecided
Even winning the Spanish title might not save Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello from the sack, according to Spanish press reports on Thursday.
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F1 coming to India
India has won the right to host its first Formula One race in 2009, officials announced Thursday.
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Tsonga stuns Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt will go back to basics in the aftermath of his shock Queen's exit as he turns his attention to Wimbledon.
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Biman off to bright start
Title contenders Bangladesh Biman began their AB Bank Senior Division Table Tennis League campaign with a straight sets win over Mohammedpur Boys on the opening day of the competition yesterday.
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GM Zia joins Rajib, Nasir
In a seesaw battle in the premier group of the Destiny International Rating Chess Tournament, Grand Master Ziaur Rahman joined previous round's joint leaders Enamul Hossain Rajib and Nasir Ahmed atopthe
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The secret of Aussie success
The secret of Australia's continued success on the cricket field lay in the fact that the players treated themselves as the second best team in the world, captain Ricky Ponting said today.
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Aus coaches in SL shortlist
Sri Lanka has short-listed a handful of Australian coaches to take over the national team, officials said Thursday.
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Italy tackling hooliganism
The security measures introduced by the Italian government after the football riot which claimed the life of a policeman in Catania in February 2 have resulted in a sharp fall in football-related violence,
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Bundes Liga
Hitzfeld expects clash of personalities
After the biggest spending spree in Bayern Munich's history, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld admitted on Wednesday he expects a few personality clashes within his German 'dream team'.
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Vieira feels for pressured refs
Inter Milan star Patrick Vieira believes referees are becoming too scared to make crucial, match-turning decisions because of the pressure put on them by fans and media critics.
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Saha out till November
Manchester United striker Louis Saha has undergone knee surgery in the United States to repair an injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season.
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Bundes Liga
Bundesliga coach in doping burst
Former Bundesliga coach Peter Nuerurer admitted on Wednesday he saw players take a banned stimulant in the 1990s and claims the practice was not unusual in German football at that time.
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Tardelli to quit Juventus board
Marco Tardelli, a World Cup winner with Italy in 1982, said on Thursday he is to resign from the board of newly-promoted Juventus.
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Reds in for Yossi, Tal bound for Blues
Liverpool have confirmed that they would like to sign West Ham's Yossi Benayoun in a surprise development that has prompted the Israeli playmaker to stall on signing a new deal at the east London club.
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Clark bowls Hampshire into semis
Australia quick Stuart Clark bowled Hampshire into the semi-finals of English domestic cricket's Friends Provident Trophy one-day competition with a dramatic haul of six for 27 against Surrey at the Rose
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West Indies doubts over Zim tour
The West Indies Players' Association has expressed concern over the forthcoming A-team tour of Zimbabwe which is due to get underway in early July.
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