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Loss that means nothing
Despite all the success in recent years, Sri Lanka are hungry to improve as a team and in terms of individual achievements even against a bottom-ranked side like Bangladesh.
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B. League
A great escape
Five days after their 7-0 demolition of Rahmatganj, Abahani struggled to find the back of the net against their Chittagong namesakes and needed an 87th strike from Pranotosh Das to collect full points
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Sreesanth ruled out
2nd India-SA ODI today
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been ruled out of India's second one-day international against South Africa here at Stormont.
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Speed irked at Zimbabwe
A report by the BBC's Mihir Bose claims that Malcolm Speed does not believe Zimbabwe should be allowed to resume playing Test cricket in November, and that there the board's accounts have been "deliberately
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Mirza, Henman bow out
Sania Mirza of India crashed out of the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday in a straight sets defeat to Russian number 11 seed Nadia Petrova.
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Copa America Venezuela 2007
Mexico blank Brazil
Chile rally against Ecuador
Mexico masterminded a stunning 2-0 win over defending champions Brazil in the opener for both teams at the 2007 Copa America championship on Wednesday.
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The Championships Wimbeldon
Federer sets up Safin clash
Aisam's journey cut short
Roger Federer stroked his way to a 50th straight win on grass and took another graceful step towards matching Bjorn Borg's five consecutive Wimbledon titles.
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Another Head Rolls at Bernabeu
Real get rid of Capello
Newly-crowned Spanish champions Real Madrid on Thursday sacked their Italian coach Fabio Capello, sporting director Pedja Mijatovic announcing the board had made a unanimous decision.
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Fenerbahce move recharges Carlos
Brazilian fullback Roberto Carlos has said that his move to Turkish champions Fenerbahce from Spanish titleholders Real Madrid has given him a new lease on life and he expects to play for another four
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Altitude ban to be rethought
FIFA said on Thursday it would decide within days whether or not to allow World Cup qualifiers to be played in Bolivia's high altitude capital, La Paz, after a request from Bolivian President Evo Morales.
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Too old to coach
Veteran French football coach Guy Roux's contract to coach first division side Lens next season has been overturned by the Professional Football League on the grounds that he is too old.
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Sania wants Israeli Peer
India's Sania Mirza is braced for another political and religious storm after agreeing to renew her doubles partnership with Israel's Shahar Peer at Wimbledon.
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Arthur keen on Steyn
Mickey Arthur believes the ongoing series against India here in Belfast will help South Africa find the answers to questions regarding their one-day bowling attack.
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Gayle to fight WICB
West Indies' under-fire captain Chris Gayle has said there is "no love lost" between himself and the West Indies Cricket Board and he has vowed he will fight his bosses every inch of the way as the team's
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Majola slams Aussie sway
The ICC's future tours programme (FTP) has turned Australia into a cricket superpower, according to Cricket South Africa's chief executive Gerald Majola.
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Biman shrug off Armanitola
Title contenders Biman defeated Armanitola 3-1 in yesterday's AB Bank Senior Division Table Tennis super league match at the Woodenfloor Gymnasium.
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Rajshahi win big
Rajshahi got off to a flying start in the super league of the 27th National Hockey Championship yesterday when they drubbed Mymensingh 8-1, thanks to Rimon who struck four goals including a hattrick.
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Kapil shuns high-profile coach
Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev says the team arriving in England in early July for a nine-week tour must show more individual responsibility.
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Aussies shift favourites tag to Japan
Lucas Neill and Harry Kewell have pinpointed Japan as favourites to win the Asian Cup, not Australia, but said the Socceroos have the desire and hunger to win.
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The Championships Wimbeldon
Qureshi dreams of a nation transfixed
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi said on Thursday he hoped his performances at Wimbledon would inspire his fellow Pakistanis to put down their cricket bats and try out a tennis racket.
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FIFA gets Visa
Football's world governing body FIFA on Thursday announced a new 170 million dollar sponsorship deal with credit card group Visa International.
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Gamblers on the prowl
Betting on major sporting events is illegal in much of Asia but it remains rampant, and police across the region are on full alert ahead of the Asian Cup finals.
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Au revoir red knickers
Tatiana Golovin is determined to keep her underwear firmly in the public spotlight -- despite being forced to pack her bright red knickers away after only two matches at Wimbledon.
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