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Missing George
There are certain moments in history, which celebrate the emergence of a messiah. Take the case of Austrian George Kottan who was a virtual unknown before he took over as Bangladesh's football coach.
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WAPDA in charge against BD A
Captain Hanna Sarker hit his second fifty of the match but it was just about the only bright spot for Bangladesh A who were left staring at defeat at close on day three of the four-day Patron's Trophy
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Western Union
Russell's chance to prove their worth
New boys Russell Krira Chakra will fancy their chan-ces to enter an unfamiliar yet pleasant territory when the Western Union Premier Division Football League resumes today after a day's break due to the
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All's well that ends well
Batting lynchpin Inzamamul Haq leads Pakistan's new cricket corps into 2004 with an emphatic series win over New Zealand and a younger team devoid of long-time stalwarts Wasim Akram, Saeed Anwar and Waqar
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'Get Hayden & Ponting'
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly has targeted prolific scorers Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden as the key wickets for a series-winning victory in the fourth Test against Australia starting here on Friday.
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BCB names U-17 team
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday named a 14-member team for the forthcoming Under-17 Asia Cup to be held from the second week of January in Indian city of Hyderabad.
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Ricky above them all
Ricky Ponting's back-to-back double centuries against India saw him finish 2003 as the leading run scorer in Test cricket.
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Umar, Kamal to stay back in NZ
Pakistan batsmen Taufeeq Umar and Asim Kamal will remain with the 17-man squad in New Zealand for the one-day series against the Black Caps to gain experience, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on
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Shakil unbeaten champion
Fide Master Abu Sufian Shakil, who had already confirmed the title on Tuesday with a game in hand, secured full nine points beating Nasser in the last round of the Prime Bank Sixth National Rating Chess
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Henman honoured
Tim Henman has expressed delight at being awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours List, but says that finally winning Wimbledon is still his big ambition.
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Manager's more busy
Steve Waugh's manager says he is fielding a barrage of calls as the Australian cricket captain's farewell tour reaches a crescendo with the Sydney Test starting on Friday.
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Proteas' lone worry
South African captain Graeme Smith was "80 to 85 per cent fit" on Wednesday, team physiotherapist Shane Jabaar said two days before the third Test against the West Indies, which starts at Newlands onFriday.
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Flemo looks to SA
New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming was Wednesday casting an eager eye to February's three-Test tour by South Africa as a chance to redeem the Black Caps' flagging Test fortunes after failingagainst
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Williams on way out?
Brad Williams has been squeezed out of the Australian one-day team in a worrying sign for the speedster as he attempts to hold his place in the team for Friday's deciding Test against India here.
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Time to start shopping
Chelsea's Russian billionaire boss Roman Abramovich will be looking to complete the revolution which he hopes will stake his claim to the Premiership title next summer as the transfer window opens for
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Queiroz's New Year's wish
As befits a club which always sets its sights on the stratospheric, Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz goes into the New Year in the belief his men can win everything, including a dream Champions League
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Lehmann will attack!
Arsenal's German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann insisted on Wednesday he would not change his aggressive manner in dealing with opposing strikers despite being reported to the Football Association (FA) after
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Who's the real winner?
The election of Pavel Nedved as 2003 European Footballer of the Year by France Football magazine has confirmed that readers of World Soccer were again ahead of the game in voting for the Czech midfielder
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