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Parvez powers N'ganj to final
Abdullah Parvez took Narayanganj to the final of the Jubok Phone National Football Championship as his 12th minute strike helped the holders' edge past star-studded hosts in the second semifinal at the
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Only the beginning
Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar warned England on Friday that he will get faster and stronger after making a three-wicket return following a six-month absence from one-day international cricket.
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Academy play final ODI today
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) National Academy will play their third and final one-day match against the Pakistan Cricket Academy at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium in Lahore today.
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Second ODI today
Oval row helped us: Bob
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer believes his side are more determined as a result of the ball-tampering row which threatened to end their tour of England.
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DC Cup final today
The first DC Cup football tournament will see its finale today at the Khagrachhari Stadium when the hosts take on surprise package Dighinala.
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Champions Trophy
Sourav hurt but not out
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Friday he was hurt at his continued exclusion from the team and insisted he was good enough to play international cricket.
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Sania crashes out
Sania Mirza flattered to deceive once again as she bowed out of the US Open women's singles with a three-set loss to Fransesco Schiavone of Italy in the second round on Thursday.
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Inzy confident of clearance
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq is confident his team will be cleared of ball tampering charges he described as concocted and unjustified.
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Euro 2008
Qualifiers kick off today
Italy will be hoping to mark their World Cup success in July by giving their fans more to celebrate in their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania in Naples on Saturday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Cole-Gallas switch allegiances
England defender Ashley Cole moved from Arsenal to Chelsea on Thursday with French defender William Gallas moving in the opposite direction to bring to an end one of English soccer's most protracted transfer
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Totti to return next year
Francesco Totti said Friday he will make an international comeback in 2007.
The Italian playmaker indicated he would retire from the international scene after his country's World Cup victory in July.
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Friedrich relief for Loew
Hertha Berlin defender Arne Friedrich is fit for Germany's Euro 2008 qualifier against Ireland on Saturday after recovering from illness, coach Joachim Loew said Friday.
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Italy squad expanded
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni on Friday added Gennaro Del Vecchio and Angelo Palombo to his squad for the first two matches of the world champions' Euro 2008 group B qualifying campaign.
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Platini drops TV job
Former France coach and captain Michel Platini announced Friday he was standing down as consultant with cable channel Canal Plus to concentrate on his UEFA presidency bid.
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Corinthians dream in tatters
In late 2004, a London-based group called Media Sports Investment (MSI) signed a multimillion-dollar partnership deal with Corinthians promising to turn Brazil's second-most popular club into the pride
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Champions Trophy
Boje, Gibbs available for India
South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs and bowler Nicky Boje have made themselves available to play in the Champions Trophy tournament in India starting next month.
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Strauss issues time alert
England captain Andrew Strauss has conceded that with next year's World Cup on the horizon his side does not have long left to find a winning formula in one-day cricket.
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Juventus drop legal action
Juventus, who were relegated to Serie B and given a 17-point penalty for match-fixing, on Thursday dropped their planned civil court action against the Italian football federation (FIGC).
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Reyes-Baptista in loan swap move
Real Madrid on Thursday agreed to a one-year loan swap deal involving them securing the services of Arsenal's Spanish international winger Jose Antonio Reyes with Brazilian midfielder Julio Baptista going
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Barclays English Premier League
Hammers hail Argentine coup
West Ham were on Friday glowing in the satisfaction of beating a host of top clubs across Europe to sign Argentina aces Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Corinthians.
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Parreira salary creates discontent
New South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira arrived here Friday against a background of media fury over his 1.8-million-rand (about 250,000 dollars) salary.
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Inter deny Real swap
No swap deal between Inter Milan and Real Madrid concerning Adriano and Ronaldo would be taking place said an official of the Italian club, ANSA news agency reported on Thursday.
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Deportivo release Tristan, Scaloni
Former Spain striker Diego Tristan and Argentina midfielder Lionel Scaloni have been released from their contracts with Deportivo La Coruna.
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Kranjcar joins Portsmouth
Hajduk Split's Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar on Thursday joined English Premiership side Portsmouth on a 4.5 million euro (5.8m dollars) four-year deal.
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Cygan moves to Villarreal
French defender Pascal Cygan on Thursday left English side Arsenal to sign for Villarreal in Spain on a two-year contract, the Spanish club saiid.
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India preparing at 'ideas camp'
India's preparations for next year's World Cup in the West Indies have begun in earnest with a novel training camp, vice-captain Virender Sehwag said on Thursday.
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Wanderers, Wari keep winning
Dhaka Wanderers Club blanked Combined Sporting Club 3-0 in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium yesterday.
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Sheikh Russell football meet kicks off
Bahadur Bazar Club put five past a hapless Mission Road Sporting Club in the opening match of the Sheikh Russell Memorial Gold Cup football tournament at the Dinajpur Gor-e-Shaheed Boro Maidan yesterday.
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Open Secrets
Vania King hoped fans would hear from her at the US Open. They did, on and off the court.
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Aussies talk up Eng chances
Australia's top cricketers are preparing for a battle royale against England when the Ashes series starts Down Under in November.
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No jackpot
Plans for a $5m winner-takes-all match in the Caribbean have been shelved because of a scheduling conflict.
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'Unseen tampering possible'
Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian batsman, has said that ball-tampering can be done without being caught on any of the numerous television cameras.
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Twice better: McGrath
Australia are twice the team they were when losing the Ashes last year and are ready to wrest back the urn from England, according to Glenn McGrath.
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