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Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2006
Bashar promises to be more competitive
Despite yet another defeat to Sri Lanka in the opening Test by the fourth day, Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar was not ready to compare the Tigers' performance with previous contests as he found a lot
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Inside Cricket with Wasim
Akram Inswinger
It was expected that Sri Lanka would win the match convincingly on the fourth day. They scored 130 odd runs inside one session to complete the job and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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Ispahani Mirzapore Tea
7th National Cricket League
Leaders under pressure
Tons for Tamim, Salahuddin, Mehrab Jr
Table-toppers Sylhet suffered a setback on the opening day of the seventh-round four-day match of the Ispahani Seventh National Cricket League when centuries by Tamim Iqbal and Gazi Salahuddin helpedChittagong
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Ks the rescuers
Mohammad Kaif made a career-best 91 to pull India out of the mire on the third day of the opening Test against England on Friday after Matthew Hoggard had skittled out their top-order.
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Mushfiq may be considered for 2nd Test
Young wicketkeeper-cum-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim's name will be discussed when the national selectors meet to pick up the final eleven for the second Test against Sri Lanka that begins on Wednesday at Bogra.
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Vaughan out of Test series
England captain Michael Vaughan has been ruled out of the current Test series in India with a longstanding knee problem and is 'not anticipated' to play in the subsequent one-day campaign, according to
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NZ aim for clean sweep
New Zealand are aiming to wrap up their one-day cricket series 5-0 against the West Indies here Saturday but already have one eye on the Test series starting next week.
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Premiership
Cole wants longer reign
Joe Cole is hoping his match-winning performance for England in midweek impressed Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as much as it did Sven Goran Eriksson.
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Primera Liga
Real stars must perform
Real Madrid's players fall under intense scrutiny in the Bernabeu on Saturday when they take on in-form neighbours Atletico Madrid in the city derby.
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Serie A
Roma raring to go
AS Roma turn their attention to the fierce competition for Champions League places when they host Inter Milan on Sunday as the dust settles on their record 11th consecutive Serie A win.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Italy won't repeat '74 mistakes: Riva
Former Italy striker Luigi Riva believes the Azzurri's team spirit will prevent them repeating one of their most infamous World Cup failures when they contest this year's finals in Germany.
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Federer in Dubai Open final
World number one Roger Federer reached his ninth successive final and extended his Open era record-winning streak on hard courts to 56 when he beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the Dubai Open.
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The Ballack sweepstakes
He's supposed to be the biggest prize in the Bosman sweepstakes. Michael Ballack, at 29 years of age, is arguably one of the top five attacking midfielders in the world.
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Proteas 289-7
Some lusty hitting in the slog overs by Justin Kemp and Shaun Pollock helped South Africa set a stiff 290-run victory target for Australia in the second one-day international at Newlands, Cape Town yesterday.
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Pak cricketers to watch match with Bush!
Senior Pakistani players have been asked to attend a children's cricket match that US President George W Bush will watch in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, a cricket official said on Friday.
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Warne wants Harwood for SA Tests
Shane Warne urged Australian selectors Friday to pick his Victorian teammate Shane Harwood for this month's Test series in South Africa.
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Zaragoza mayor invites Eto'o
The mayor of Zaragoza has invited Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o to visit the Spanish city with his family in order to prove that the citizens there are not racist.
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Borg's Wimbledon trophies on sale
Bjorn Borg, the Swedish tennis player who became the first man to win five consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon, is to auction the trophies and the wooden-headed racket from his most famous match.
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