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ICC Champions Trophy
Target second round
Tigers off to India today
Bangladesh cricket team set off for India today with one complaint against a force they can hardly dictate.
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Rakib clinches Rating title
International Master Abdullah Al Rakib became champion in the senior section of the second University of Greenwich FIDE Rating chess tournament at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room yesterday.
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I forgive him: Inzy
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq said Saturday he would not seek legal action against Australian umpire Darrell Hair after being cleared of ball tampering charges by the ICC.
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Boycott blasts Hair
English cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott has lambasted Australian umpire Darrell Hair for attempting to "play God" in his handling of the forfeited fourth Test between England and Pakistan.
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Champions Trophy
WADA to test players
Two players from each of the ten participating teams would be selected at random and subjected to dope tests by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) officials during the Oct 7-Nov 5 ICC Champions Trophy
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Germany edge out India
Unlucky India were beaten 3-2 by Germany in the women's field hockey World Cup here on Friday having briefly been in sight of victory.
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Blake sends Safin packing
James Blake denied Marat Safin a place in his first final in more than a year as he staged a comeback to pip the Russian 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) at the Thailand Open Saturday.
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Ancic crashes out
Second-seed Mario Ancic was sent packing from the inaugural ATP Mumbai Open here on Friday after losing to veteran Stefan Koubek of Austria in the quarter-finals.
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Ranjan calls for diplomacy
Senior official Ranjan Madugalle has warned umpires must do their utmost to prevent another forfeited Test.
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Reverse swing legal: Jones
Simon Jones, the England fast bowler, has hit out at suggestions that reverse swing is only possible when the ball has been tampered with.
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Barclays English Premier League
A forgettable day for Reds
Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina had a day to forget as Rafa Benitez saw his team suffer their third successive Premiership away defeat with a 2-0 loss at Bolton on Saturday.
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Bundes Liga
Hanover earn Dortmund draw
Hanover 96 twice came from behind in a furious second-half spell to earn a 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Friday.
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No place yet for Becks
David Beckham's chances of ever adding to his tally of 94 caps for England appear extremely slim after head coach Steve McClaren declined the perfect opportunity to recall the 31-year-old.
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Makelele settles int'l career
Wantaway France midfielder Claude Makelele said Saturday he would not extend his international career again by competing in the upcoming European championships.
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Farashganj finish 2nd
Farashganj Sporting Club ended their Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League as runners-up by outplaying close-rivals Bachelors SC by 3-0 goals in their last super-four match atthe
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No WC ticket auctions
World Cup organisers are clamping down on tickets for next year's Caribbean showpiece being auctioned off on websites.
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Uttar Pradesh trounce Sialkot
Experienced batsman Rizwan Shamshad outshone promising youngsters as Uttar Pradesh thrashed Sialkot by 316 runs to lift the Mohammad Nissar Trophy here on Saturday.
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Ex-Test star blackmailed
A man appeared in an Australian court on Saturday charged with blackmailing former Australian Test cricketer Craig McDermott over explicit videos, local media reported.
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Le Guen a French spy!
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen is ready to face the wrath of Scotland by helping France coach Raymond Domenech plot the Scots' downfall in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier next week.
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United abused at Benfica!
Manchester United have complained about racist abuse and monkey chants directed at some of their players during Tuesday's Champions League win at Benfica.
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Hungarians protest Euro 2012 bid
Hungarian fans on Friday protested against the country's bid to host the European Championships and called for their football federation to put its house in order.
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Formula 1
Alonso takes Shanghai pole
Defending world champion Fernando Alonso was brimming with confidence after dominating qualifying session for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
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Barclays English Premier League
Saha filling Ruud void
Louis Saha has spent almost three years attempting to prove himself at Manchester United but the French striker believes he is now finally living up to his 12.6-million-pound transfer fee.
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Barclays English Premier League
English FA waging war on corruption
The English Football Association stepped up their battle against corruption on Friday by recruiting more 'bung-busters' for their compliance unit.
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Woods to give rivals break
World number one Tiger Woods has vowed not to pick up a golf club for a fortnight following the current World Golf Champion-ship event here.
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No salary caps, says UEFA
The European Union and soccer authorities have no plans to introduce salary caps on players, the CEO of UEFA said on Friday.
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Rooney toiling to find form
Wayne Rooney was the last player off Manchester United's training ground on Friday as he seeks a remedy for his first slump in form in his two years at the club.
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Dudek dropped
Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has dropped Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek for his squad's European championship qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Portugal on Oct. 7 and Oct.
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Sugiyama in final
Fourth seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan and Greece's Eleni Daniilidou routed their semifinal opponents to book a showdown in Sunday's final of the 145,000-dollar Korea Open.
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