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ICC World Twenty 20 South Africa 2007
Zia only surprise
While the rest of the top cricket teams opted for a mix of experience and youth for the coming Twenty20 World Championship, Bangladesh were no exception.
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India make solid start
James Anderson led England's fightback on the opening day of the third and final Test against India at The Oval here Thursday with two important wickets.
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Sarwan recalls shock drop
Ramnaresh Sarwan has called the experience of being dropped from Test squad in Pakistan last November one of the most shocking incidents of his life and hit out against the team management of the day,
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Giles calls it a day
Ashley Giles became Thursday the first member of England's victorious 2005 Ashes side to announce his retirement from cricket.
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Meril Media Cup football from today
The Meril Media Cup football tournament organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) kicks off today with 24 teams taking part in the seven-a-side competition for journalists.
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Barclays English Premier League
Team spirit pleases Jose
Jose Mourinho believes the team spirit he has forged at Chelsea is strong enough to see his side through the injury crisis that threatens to damage their title challenge.
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Barclays English Premier League
Pizarro to fight for place
Claudio Pizarro on Thursday warned Didier Drogba to expect a fight for his place in the Chelsea attack.
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Bundes Liga
Will Bayern strike back?
Whatever else may transpire in the 2007/08 Bundesliga season which kicks-off tonight it will forever be remembered as the swansong of one Oliver Kahn.
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Barclays English Premier League
MU confidence sky high
As Manchester United's players strolled onto their Carrington training pitch this week, the confidence currently surging through the club was instantly discernable.
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Federer wins on birthday
Roger Federer had little to sing about as he struggled against the treetop serve of Ivo Karlovic before carving out a place in the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters.
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Alves interested in Chelsea
UEFA Cup titleholders Sevilla's left-sided Brazilian defender Daniel Alves on Wednesday demanded the Spanish club consider an offer from English Premiership side Chelsea.
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Ballack doubtful for England
German coach Joachim Loew admitted on Thursday that his captain Michael Ballack is a doubt for Germany's friendly against England at the new Wembley on August 22.
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Real set for Drenthe
Dutch midfielder Royston Drenthe is to join Real Madrid after they came to agreement with Feyenoord, according to reports in the Spanish press on Thursday.
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Domenech's warning
France coach Raymond Domenech has warned his team against focusing too much on their European qualifier against Italy next month.
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Sharapova moves into third round
Top-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova reached the third round of the 600,000-dollar hard court tournament here Wednesday when ailing Eleni Daniilidou retired in the second set.
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Catch of the year
Before he celebrates his windfall, the New York Mets fan who emerged from a violent scrum clutching Barry Bonds' record-setting home run ball should probably call his accountant.
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Vettori named Kiwi captain
New Zealand selectors on Thursday said they would not send Test skipper Stephen Fleming to the ICC Twenty20 World Championships in order to blood Daniel Vettori as captain.
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Manavjit pips Dravid
World champion shooter Manavjit Sandhu on Thursday pipped popular cricket captain Rahul Dravid to win India's highest sporting honour for 2006.
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Mahela leads strong side
Mahela Jayawardene will lead a strong Sri Lankan team to the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships to be held in South Africa in September, officials said on Thursday.
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Stadium boost for ICL
Even as the BCCI's flip-flop over the Indian Cricket League continues, Railway Minister and Bihar Cricket Association President Laloo Prasad today openly backed the ICL, saying the million-dollar tournament
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SLC faces trouble
A depleted selection panel picked Sri Lanka's Twenty-20 World Cham-pionships team Thursday following a spate of no-shows and resignations from the committee, sports minister Gamini Lokuge told AFP.
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