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Diego picks squad for SA Games
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a 20-member Under-23 squad yesterday for the 10th SA Games to be held in Colombo on August 18-27.
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Tushar waits in the wings
The national selectors have decided about the replacement of injured Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar but will only send him if the team management ask for an additional player.
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SA in a state of shock
South Africa on Tuesday tried to unravel the mystery that has confounded the cricket world for years -- how to stop Muttiah Muralidaran from taking wickets.
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StanChart School Chess
Sandipan, Pallabi champions
The foreign players proved their supremacy in the eighth Standard Chartered School Chess Tourna-ment as Sandipan Chatterjee of Kolkata became champion in Class VI-X group and his compatriot Pallabi Roy
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BFF announces U-17 team
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) named 20-member Under-17 team for the four-nation AFF Under-17 Youth Football Cham-pionship to be held in Vietnam on August 12-16.
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Noakhali closer to final round
Thakurgaon moved to the zonal finals of the Jubok Phone National Football Championships when they edged past Nilphamari by a single goal at the Gaibandha Stadium yesterday.
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ICC to decide on Zim's fate
The International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation of Percy Sonn, the president, and Malcolm Speed, the chief executive, told journalists in Harare that they will hand-over their findings to the ICC board
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Basile back for Argentina
Alfio Basile has been appointed coach of Argentina for the second time, he told reporters on Monday.
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McClaren pledges revolution
England manager Steve McClaren arrived for the start of his new job on Tuesday promising a "totally different" approach to that of heavily-criticised predecessor Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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We're hurt: Younis
Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan has admitted the tourists have been left feeling "hurt" and "angry" after their crushing second Test defeat against England here at Old Trafford.
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Carrick fits into Keane's shirt
England midfielder Michael Carrick completed his 18.6million pounds transfer from Spurs to Premiership rivals Manchester United on Monday after passing his medical.
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Strauss, Cook targeted
Australian paceman Glenn McGrath tempted fate Tuesday when he named England's stand-in captain Andrew Strauss and batsman Alastair Cook as his batting "bunnies" for the upcoming Ashes series.
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Wembley unlikely until 2007
The FA Cup final is unlikely to return to its spiritual home at London's Wembley Stadium next year after Australian developer Multiplex said major events were off the cards until June 2007.
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Ray of hope for Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly's hopes of an international comeback have been raised after a national selector said the sacked former captain is likely to be included in the provisional squad list for this year's ICC
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Libertadores heads for all-Brazil finale
South America's Libertadores Cup could produce an all-Brazilian final for the second year running if Internacional and Sao Paulo press home their advantages in their semi-final ties this week.
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Andre 'on his own terms'
Nostalgia strikes Andre Agassi at the oddest moments these days, but the eight-time Grand Slam champion is finding his impending retirement from tennis easier to cope with than he expected.
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Hick offered new Worcs contract
Graeme Hick is currently considering his future after Worcestershire announced Monday they had offered him a new contract for the 2007 season which would allow the former England batsman to extend his
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Laure dreams crushed
France's swimming star Laure Manaudou saw her dreams of winning eight titles at the European swimming championships dashed here on the first day as she failed to make the 400 metres medley final.
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Gatlin sample given more value
A more sophisticated doping test than normal was used on the urine sample that showed reigning Olympic 100-meter champion and world record co-holder Justin Gatlin, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.
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Pierce poised to return
Holder Mary Pierce is expecting few surprises as she returns to tennis for the first time since February, defending her title at this week's San Diego WTA tournament.
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Shanu passes away
Eminent sports organizer and former member of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Abdul Majid Shanu passed away yesterday.
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Buddhadeb vows to continue fight against Dalmiya
An angry West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday used unusually strong language to lash out at Jagmohan Dalmiya, calling his re-election as the state's cricket boss as a "victory
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'Money not motivation'
England midfielder Michael Carrick insisted Tuesday that his 18.6 million pound (27.2 million euro) transfer to Manchester United was about footballing ambition, not money.
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Plethora of talent at Basile's disposal
Alfio Basile, named Argentina's new coach, had only a few words to say after being appointed on Monday but one of his sentences summed up his decision to return for a second time.
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Magath shrugs off RVN snub
Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath has brushed off the club's failure to sign Ruud van Nistelrooy, as well as the loss of Michael Ballack to Chelsea.
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Lebanon pulls out of Asian Cup
Lebanon withdrew from the Asian Cup Tuesday blaming Israel's "barbaric attack" on the country, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.
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Reyes pines for Real
Arsenal's Spain forward Jose Antonio Reyes has said if Real Madrid made an offer for him it would be difficult to say 'no', Spanish paper AS reported on Tuesday.
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Ronaldo delighted with return
Brazil's World Cup finals goalscoring record holder Ronaldo on Monday came through his first training session since undergoing an operation on his left tibia and declared himself delighted at how he felt.
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Rooney scores on return
Wayne Rooney last night scored his first goal since April in his first appearance for Manchester United since being sent off for England in the World Cup quarter-final.
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Senna keen to settle future
Villarreal's Spain midfielder Marcos Senna has said he is keen to know where his future lies with Manchester United looking to lure him to Old Trafford.
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Valencia still hopeful of Simao
Valencia are still hopeful of signing Benfica's Portuguese international Simao Sabrosa, despite failing to clinch a deal when the player visited the Mestalla on the weekend.
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