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Mottau calls for concentration
Bangladesh's batting coach Owen Mottau believes that that the only way to overcome the Tigers' present slump and shut the mouths of the critics in the process is with the bat and they have to do thatin
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India amble to second win
India recorded their second successive victory in the Challenge Cup under-21 hockey invitational tournament when they handed Oman a 4-0 defeat at the BKSP yesterday.
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'We hold the edge'
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has raised the stakes in the Test series against Australia starting on Wednesday, saying the world champions had reason to fear his team.
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Series comes to India
A band of young Indian field hockey players who were considered no-hopers till recently have raised expectations of victory over Pakistan in an ongoing Test series.
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Pakistan's narrow win
Younis Khan produced a fine all-round performance to guide Pakistan to a battling three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second match of a triangular one-day tournament on Sunday.
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Bring on Indian spinners
Australia's caretaker captain Adam Gilchrist is confident India's spin wizards will hold no demons for his team when the Test series starts here on Wednesday.
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Bond eyes comeback
Shane Bond, the New Zealand paceman who is one of cricket's most injury-prone performers, insists he could be bowling again by the end of November.
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Canas crushes Burgsmuller
Argentina's Guillermo Canas thrashed unheralded German Lars Burgsmuller in the final of the Shanghai Open on Sunday, conceding just one game in the 57-minute match.
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Premiership
Gunners close in on magic 50
Arsenal ended a turbulent week on a high by sweeping Charlton aside to move to within two matches of a phenomenal 50-game unbeaten run in the English Premiership.
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Ligue 1
Not so nice for Monaco
Thierry Henry's cheeky back-heeled goal against Charlton Athletic bears testament to a player at the top of his art but he will not rest on present laurels.
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There's more to come
Thierry Henry's cheeky back-heeled goal against Charlton Athletic bears testament to a player at the top of his art but he will not rest on present laurels.
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JFA Cup
Chuadanga ride on Toriqul treble
Four-goal Toriqul Islam helped Chuadanga dump Narail out of the JFA Cup under-16 football tournament with a 6-1 win in a first round match at the Meherpur Stadium yesterday.
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Eves' soccer from today
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) finally launches the first ever women's football tournament in the country today after an abortive attempt earlier this year due to fundamentalists' threats.
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Bob ponders new role for Younis
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer believes batsman Younis Khan could have a future as a one-day wicket-keeper after scoring a match-winning 77 against Zimbabwe in a triangular series one-day match on Sunday.
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Parag, Javed win third round ties
Mehdi Hasan Parag and Moha-mmad Javed won their respective third round matches in the Piloo Modi International Chess Tourna-ment in Lucknow yesterday.
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Qamar back in business
Bangladesh hockey coach Qamar Ibrahim has recovered from an illness and joined the under-21 squad's training at the BKSP yesterday.
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Yusuf becomes Russel coach
National under-20 football team coach Abu Yusuf yesterday signed a one-year contract with last year's Premier League sensation Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra.
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Federer lifts Thai Open title
World number one Roger Federer crushed Andy Roddick for the third time this season in a final, producing a 6-4, 6-0 burst of form to win the 550,000-dollar Thailand Open Sunday.
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Korea Open Sharapova's
Russia's Maria Sharapova, this year's women's singles winner at Wimbledon, won the Korea Open WTA tournament Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-1 victory over Poland's Marta Domachowska.
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Primera Liga
Valencia stumble
Valencia's grip on top of the Spanish league weakened Saturday after the reigning champions were held to a lacklustre 1-1 draw at Real Betis.
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What a kick!
Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan became a goalscorer on Saturday when he struck a bizarre equaliser against Leicester City from inside his own penalty area.
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Beckham stays skipper
David Beckham will remain as England skipper despite his poor recent form, national coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said on Sunday.
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An understanding club
Schalke 04 have allowed their struggling Brazilian striker Ailton a one-week holiday in his homeland for personal matters, general manager Rudi Assauer confirmed on Saturday.
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