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Tigers in New Delhi
A 19-member Bangladesh cricket team reached Indian capital New Delhi yesterday to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy.
 
Champions Trophy squads
Squads taking part in the 10-nation Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament which starts in India on October 7:
BANGLADESH: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees, Khaled Mashud,Mohammad

 
Abahani meet Mariners in 1st semi today
Reigning champions Abahani will take on Mariner Youngs Club in the first semifinal of the Shah Sports Club Cup Hockey Tournament today.
 
Adivashi soccer concludes
Striker Rupen Hasda scored the match winner as Adivashi Bikash Kendra defeated Panchgachia Sandhya Tara Jubo Sangha 1-0 in the Sagram Mazhi Memorial Football Tournament final at the Kakonhat playground,
 
ICC Champions Trophy
A test for the best
The Australian juggernaut may have been crushing all opposition with ruthless efficiency in various tournaments, but when it comes to the Champions Trophy it invariably gets stuck.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Lara sees surprise winner
West Indies captain Brian Lara believes that the upcoming Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India could throw up a surprise winner.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Mahela pledges better SL
Cricket fans in India will see a vastly improved Sri Lanka in the upcoming Champions Trophy one-day tournament, captain Mahela Jayawardene predicted here on Sunday.
 
ICC Champions Trophy
Curran backs young team
Zimbabwe's coach Kevin Curran Saturday said his young team was a capable bunch and would prove its worth in the upcoming Champions Trophy.
 
Tampering not unusual
Ball-tampering is commonplace in world cricket and there were suspicions about marks on the ball used by Pakistan at The Oval, claims analyst Simon Hughes.
 
Atherton lashes at ICC
Former England captain Mike Atherton has accused the International Cricket Council of "fudging" the verdict in the Oval ball-tampering case so as not to upset the Asian bloc.
 
ICC Champions Trophy
A test for the best
The Australian juggernaut may have been crushing all opposition with ruthless efficiency in various tournaments, but when it comes to the Champions Trophy it invariably gets stuck.
 
Australia sneak past Korea
Australia topped their pool in the women's field hockey World Cup here on Saturday following a 4-3 win over South Korea combined with Argentina only drawing 2-2 with South Africa.
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Eleni downs Ai for title
Greece's Eleni Daniiliduo won the 145,000-dollar Korean Open here Sunday in heroic fashion by beating fourth seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3, 2-6, 7-6.
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Formula 1
Schumacher overtakes Alonso
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins.
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Barclays English Premier League
Valiant Villa hold Blues
Champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, Liverpool lost 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal had to come from behind to beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 on a trying Saturday for the PremierLeague's
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Barca too good for Bilbao
Eidur Gud-johnsen and Javier Saviola proved Samuel Eto'o's absence may not be as painful as first thought when they both scored in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Athletic Bilbao in the Primera Liga on Saturday.
 
Serie A
Lazio thrash Torino
Lazio, who started the season with minus 11 points for their involvement in the Serie A match-fixing scandal, moved closer to wiping out their deficit after thumping newly-promoted Torino 4-0, the Rome
 
McClaren obsessed with Rooney
England manager Steve McClaren said on Sunday that misfiring Wayne Rooney will always be his number one choice even though the striker's goals have dried up.
 
India worried for Hair safety: ICC
Crowd trouble concerns raised by hosts India influenced the removal of Australian umpire Darrell Hair from the panel for next month's Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said onSaturday.
 
ECB to seek $1.5m damages
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pay damages up to $1.
 
No more protests: Khan
Pakistan would accept an ICC decision allowing controversial Australian umpire Darrel Hair to stand again in international matches, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Sunday.
 
Indecent exposure
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton faces a police investigation into allegations he celebrated his side's late equaliser at Everton on Saturday by baring his backside at the home fans.
 
Pioneer football
An early strike by Hanif gave Bangladesh Sporting full three points in the Pioneer Football Super League yesterday with a 1-0 win over Maghbazar Krira Chakra at the Bishreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium
 
Scholes's no to England
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has turned down two approaches from England manager Steve McClaren to come out of international retirement.
 
Scolari in West Ham reckoning
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed on Sunday that he would consider working for West Ham if Kia Joorabchian completes his takeover of the English Premiership club.
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Bundes Liga
Wolves devour Bayern
German champions Bayern Munich slipped off the Bundesliga summit after a shock 1-0 defeat to lowly VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
 
Championnat of Football Professionnel
Lyon march on
Champions Lyon beat Sochaux 1-0 for their fifth consecutive win away from home which left them top of the French league with 22 points out of a possible 24 on Saturday.
 
S Africa need more money
South Africa faces a total cost of 8.352 billion rand (1.
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No love lost
Jose Mourinho jokingly predicted a heart attack for the animated Martin O'Neill after the Aston Villa manager led his side to a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
 
Newcastle snub takeover bid
English Premiership club Newcastle have rejected a takeover bid from the Belgravia Group, according to reports on Sunday.
 
Wenger hails prodigious Persie
Arsene Wenger has hailed the Robin van Persie strike that allowed him to celebrate 10 years in charge of Arsenal with a 2-1 win at Charlton as a "goal of a lifetime.
 
'Barca can cope with Eto'o absence'
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard said the European champions would feel the absence of injured striker Samuel Eto'o but remains confident the team can cope without their leading scorer.
 

 
   
 
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