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Ispahani Mirzapre Tea
7th National Cricket League
Dhaka win match, but Barisal win hearts
Clean sweep for Sylhet in Chittagong
Sylhet pulled off an exciting four-wicket victory over Chittagong while defending champions Dhaka toiled hard to manage a 95-run win against spirited Barisal on the final day of the four-day NationalCricket
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Bangladesh's flying start in U-19 meet
A swashbuckling 83 off 62 balls by Sakib Al Hasan steered Bangladesh to an emphatic four-wicket win over England in the opening match of the tri-nation under-19 cricket tournament at BKSP yesterday.
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Lara's one last goal
Brian Lara says he has one remaining goal left in Test cricket before he hangs up his boots -- Sir Don Bradman's world record 12 Test double centuries.
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Yousuf steadies Pakistan
Mohammad Yousuf hit a stylish half-century as Pakistan recovered Wednesday from a poor start in reply to an under par England total in the third and final Test in Lahore.
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Akram questions chucking laws
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has criticised the Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) over laws governing illegal bowling actions and thinks players from the sub-continent are being unfairly treated.
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NFL Finals
BU, Samabesh share honours
Nigerian striking pair Paul Nwakuchu and Chimaoku wasted a series of chances to deny Brothers Union three certain points in the Nitol-Tata Fifth National Football League when the defending champions drew
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Biman, Leonine share lead
Holders Leonine Chess Club and Bangladesh Biman toppled Muktijoddha Sangsad in the table to take joint lead in the Dutch-Bangla First Division Chess League after fifth round yesterday.
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Lanka serious about U-19 tourney
Sri Lanka will take the tri-nation U-19 cricket tournament seriously when they join England and hosts Bangladesh in the 15-day meet.
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'Ganguly to get fair treatment'
Newly-elected BCCI president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday hailed the all-round contribution of Sourav Ganguly to Indian cricket and assured that the former skipper will be treated fairly by the national selection
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SKP condemns booter's killing
The Sammilito Krira Paribar (SKP) yesterday condemned the killing of footballer Shahbuddin in Tuesday's suicidal bomb-blast in Chittagong.
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ICC to consider six-day Tests in Pakistan
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is willing to consider six-day Tests in Pakistan to ensure completion of the regulatory 450 overs during the winter season.
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Prantik ride on tons
Prantik Krira Chakra rode on a pair of hundreds by Aslam Ali and Jahangir to inflict a massive 115-run defeat on Eskaton Sabuj Sangha in the First Division Cricket League at the City Club ground yesterday.
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Wenger scotches Real connection
Arsene Wenger has scotched speculation that he could be in line to be the next Real Madrid manager by insisting that the "glue on my seat" will keep him at Arsenal until his current contract expires in
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'The last magician'
As far as awards go, Ronaldinho didn't know which was better - winning the 50th European Player of the Year award or hearing some of football's greatest ever players gushing over his talents.
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PCB greets new Indian board
Asks BCCI to finalise tour plan
The Pakistan cricket authorities have asked the newly elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to finalise the Indians' itinerary for next year's Test and one-day series.
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England's ODI in Karachi on
England still plan to play a one-day international in Karachi next month although the security situation remains under review, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
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Giles will have op next week
England spinner Ashley Giles will have surgery for his chronic hip problem next week in England, a team spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Australia will keep that divot
Australia has moved to permanently preserve the penalty spot from which the Socceroos earlier this month secured their first berth in the World Cup finals for 32 years.
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Captaincy reward for Zoro?
Ivory Coast international Mark Zoro, who was the target of racist abuse at the weekend, will be made captain of Messina at Treviso on December 4, Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday.
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Murali relishing the challenge
After a none-too-impressive performance in the one-dayers, Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan is keen to prove himself in the Test series against India beginning here on Friday.
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Peace wins in Barcelona
Spanish champions Barcelona beat a joint Israeli-Palestinian soccer team 2-1 on Tuesday in a "match for peace" aimed at promoting reconciliation in the Middle East.
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Italian Cup
Rui Costa guides AC Milan
Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa scored one goal and laid on another to steer AC Milan to a 3-1 win over Serie B club Brescia in their Italian Cup fourth round, first-leg match on Tuesday.
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Smith will go Down Under
South Africa captain Graeme Smith will tour Australia although his injured finger will need protection, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Tuesday.
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