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Declare it Black Monday
Anybody who watched the different private TV channels on Monday airing footage of country's ace shooter Asif Hossain limping off the CMM's Court with marks of police brutality vivid on different parts
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ICC Champions Trophy
Can Tigers do it now?
Bangladesh will have to strive to improve their dismal Champions Trophy record in the upcoming edition.
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Abahani amble into final
Abahani stormed into the final of the Shah Sports Club Cup Hockey Tournament with a convincing 2-0 win over Mariner Youngs Club in the first semifinal yesterday.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Trophy gets star cast
The triumphant return of Sachin Tendulkar may not be to the taste of non-Indian bowlers, but millions of cricket fans who prayed for his recovery will look to the master batsman to set the Champions Trophy
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Nobody cares!
With Australia and England concentrating on the Ashes and the rest nervously awaiting the World Cup next March, is anyone really interested in winning the Champions Trophy? The International Cricket
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BCCI eyes ICC's global rights
India's cricket chiefs said on Monday they will bid to secure the International Cricket Council's (ICC) global media and marketing rights for the next eight years.
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Sanath sounds a caution
Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya on Monday sounded a warning to bowlers ahead of the Champions Trophy in India, saying he was confident of finishing the tournament on an impressive note.
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Akram wishes Flintoff well
Andrew Flintoff faces a difficult time as England captain in next month's Ashes in Australia, his long-time friend and former Pakistan cricket great Wasim Akram said Monday.
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Bradman Museum losing appeal to young generation
The Bradman Museum, established to honour Australia's greatest cricketer Don Bradman, is facing dwindling visitor numbers and may have to be reinvented for a generation more familiar with Shane Warneand
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ICC Champions Trophy
Gayle licking his lips
West Indies opener Chris Gayle returns to his happy hunting ground hoping he will be at his explosive best in the upcoming Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Record-happy Asians!
If statistics alone won matches, Asian teams would win every one-day tournament in the world including the Champions Trophy starting in India on Saturday.
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ICC Champions Trophy
Bob looks beyond Inzi
Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer Monday urged his young side to learn to live without banned captain Inzamamul Haq at this month's Champions Trophy.
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Japan hold Australia
Australia missed a great opportunity to seal the top spot in Pool B when they where held to a goalless draw by Japan in the Women's World Cup field hockey tournament here on Monday.
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Ball-tampering hearing hurt world: Benaud
Richie Benaud says last week's International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing into ball-tampering arising from last month's forfeited fourth Test between England and Pakistan has hurt world cricket.
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Barclays English Premier League
'Ole, Ole' for United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's double strike sunk Newcastle and put Manchester United on top of the English Premiership on Sunday.
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LFP
Derby ends in stalemate
The cheers in the Santiago Bernabeu that greeted Real Madrid's 5-1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev in midweek turned to jeers on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by local rivals Atletico Madrid.
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Serie A
Roma, Palermo share lead
Roma and Palermo claimed hard-fought 1-0 wins on Sunday to share top spot in Italy's Serie A.
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Heroes back for Azzurri
Strikers Alessandro Del Piero, Luca Toni and Vincenzo Iaquinta all won recalls when Italy coach Roberto Donadoni named his squad here Sunday for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia.
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Inter appointed spy!
A lawyer acting for former Telecom Italia security chief Giuliano Tavaroli claims his client was asked by Serie A club Inter Milan to spy on disgraced Italian referee Massimo De Santis.
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'Pakistan will accept Hair'
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.
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Zimbabwe set for brief vigil
Zimbabwe are braced for their latest trial by fire in the heat of the Champions Trophy. Barring a miracle, their trip to India will be brief.
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Loew to rest stars
Germany coach Joachim Loew hinted he could rest key players in Saturday's friendly against Georgia in Rostock as he looks ahead to their Euro 2008 qualifier in Slovakia on October 11.
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Bommel snubs Basten call-up
Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel said Monday he no longer wants to play for the Dutch national team while Marco van Basten is in charge.
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Dida cuts national ties
Brazil goalkeeper Dida has effectively called time on his international career, coach Dunga said on Sunday.
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Bundes Liga
Hertha go top
Hertha Berlin shrugged off their midweek UEFA Cup disappointment to go top of the Bundesliga after a 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart on Sunday.
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LFP
'Torres a cheat'
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello didn't mince his words and called Atletico Madrid's Spanish international striker Fernando Torres a 'cheat' after the two clubs' 1-1 draw here on Sunday.
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
Marseille hot on Lyon's heels
Marseille notched up a 3-0 home victory over Toulouse on Sunday to keep on the heels of high-flying Lyon in the French championship.
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Die Mannschaft on celluloid
A top director who spent a year filming Germany's soccer team everywhere from hotel beds at dawn to shower-room entrances after matches has finished his epic documentary just in time for its premiere.
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Bent replaces Johnson
England have called up Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent to replace the injured Andy Johnson for their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia.
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'C'Ron can be great'
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo can become one of his club's all-time greats.
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