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Nafees eyes different kind of hundred
Young batsman Nafees Iqbal loves to play strokes and wants to draw inspiration from his swashbuckling century against England in a three-day match last year.
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Another easy Abahani win
Abahani confirmed their semifinal berth in the Kings Cup football tournament in Bhutan when the Dhaka giants recorded another comfortable 3-0 victory against Indian Army in their second match on Saturday.
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JFA Cup gets underway
Gazipur got the JFA (Japan Football Association) Cup under-16 football competition off to a rollicking start as they thrashed Netrakona 7-0 at the Jamalpur Stadium yesterday.
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Langer ton in drawn tie
Glenn McGrath scalped four wickets and Justin Langer hit a century here on Saturday to lead Australia's preparations for next week's Test series against India.
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Believing it Wright
India coach John Wright believes his side can bounce back from their recent dismal one-day form and give Australia a mighty shock in the forthcoming Test series.
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Indo-Pak rivalry needed
Regular matches between India and Pakistan could be good for the sport and help the South Asian neighbours to challenge the game's European powers, rival captains and former Olympians said Saturday.
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Inzamam won't spare Zim
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq said his side are determined to push Zimbabwe hard in the second tri-series match in the northwest city of Peshawar.
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Politics only on Imran's mind
Imran Khan, the former cricket star, says he is putting all his energy into politics in his native Pakistan after his divorce from British socialite Jemima Goldsmith.
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Preview: Premiership
Reds face Chelsea test
Liverpool will discover how realistic their title ambitions are when they travel to buoyant Chelsea on Sunday.
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FIFA FUSSBALL-WELTMEISTERSCHAFT, DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Owen's place in peril?
England coach Sven-Goran Erik-sson says striker Michael Owen must prove in training next week that he deserves to face Wales in a World Cup qualifier -- or risk losing his place.
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Federer denies Paradorn
Roger Federer dashed the hometown victory dream of fourth seed Paradorn Srichaphan 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 Saturday to blast into the final of the 550,000-dollar Thailand Open Saturday over Asia's tennis hero.
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Sharapova storms into final
Russia's Maria Sharapova, women's singles winner at Wimbledon this year, routed Anne Kremer of Luxembourg Saturday to advance to the final of the Korea Open WTA tournament here.
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Stamford private varsity soccer champs
Stamford University lifted the first-ever Stamford Inter-Private University Football tournament title beating Asian University 3-2 in the tiebreaker at the Army Stadium yesterday.
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TV row on
The confusion over the telecast rights for the India-Australia Test series shows no signs of ending.
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Afghans meet Myanmar today
After a day's break, the Under-21 Challenge Cup invitational hockey tournament resumes today at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratishthan (BKSP).
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Kamran kept as Moin's standby
Pakistan have called up wicketkee-per Kamran Akmal as a backup for Moin Khan for the second match of a triangular one-day series against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
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WORLD FOOTBALL BRIEFS
England coach Sven-Goran Erik-sson believes Wayne Rooney could swoop the FIFA World Player of the Year award at the age of just 18.
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WENGER BRUSHES ASIDE BUST-UP
Arsene Wenger on Friday attempted to play down a furious bust-up between Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira and right-back Lauren after the English side's 1-1 Champions League draw with Norwegian side Rosenborg
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MU RISK CLUB V COUNTRY ROW
Manchester United have refused to release Ryan Giggs for the build-up to Wales's World Cup qualifier against England until Tuesday, 24 hours after they are due to begin their preparations.
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