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15th Asian Games Doha 2006
Busy Bangladesh today
Bangladesh will take on Bahrain in their second Group B match in the 15th Asian Games in Doha today. The match will kick off at 10.45pm Bangladesh time at the Al-Arabi Football Stadium.
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BCB, Nimbus make deal official
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) last night completed formalities of its worldwide marketing agency rights deal with Nimbus Sports International when the contract was signed between the two partiesat
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Mirpur set to get ICC recognition
The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur is expected to get it's the nod from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host one-day international matches soon.
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Teams in Bogra
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe both reached northern district Bogra yesterday for the second and third one-day internationals of the five-match series.
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Shakil sinks Jhalokathi
Shakil's brilliant all-round show gave Pirojepur a massive 156-run victory over Jhalokathi at the Barguna Stadium yesterday as the National Cricket Championship resumed after a long break.
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Footballers to continue sit-in programme
The country's footballers, anxious over their future, staged an hour-long sit-in programme at the BFF Bhaban yesterday afternoon in protest of another delay in the start of the inaugural ProfessionalFootball
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Intra NSU Soccer
Batch 05 maul MBA
Mushfiq, Shaon and Tanzil scored two goals each as Batch 05 crushed MBA 8-0 in the opening game of the North South University Intra-Batch Football tournament at the WAPDA ground in Banani yesterday.
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Pakistan clinch series
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria took three wickets, including two in two balls, to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by 199 runs in the third and final Test and take the three-match series 2-0.
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15th Asian Games Doha 2006
Qatar's moment of truth
After years of planning and billions of dollars in investment, the Asian Games officially opens Friday in the Qatari capital Doha with what is being billed as the most spectacular gala ceremony ever seen.
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England take honours
Kevin Pietersen won his battle with Shane Warne as England escaped from Australia's clutches to secure a solid position on the opening day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
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Sidhu convicted after 18 years
An Indian court on Friday convicted former Indian international cricketer and opposition party lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu for killing a man during an outburst of road rage.
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Lara sets sight on WC
West Indian captain Brian Lara put on a brave face after losing the Test series to Pakistan, saying his team's main focus now was on next year's one-day cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.
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Same old feeling
Paul Collingwood again came to England's aid with another gutsy innings in the second Ashes Test here Friday and was poised to claim a century after the heartbreak of missing out in Brisbane.
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Clark gloomy at underuse
Stuart Clark is expecting to bowl more overs Saturday after Australian skipper Ricky Ponting surprisingly restricted him to just two overs after tea in the second Ashes Test despite claiming two big England
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Pietersen caught in storm
Kevin Pietersen has found himself at the centre of a storm after comments made in an interview with the South African edition of GQ magazine led to the South African board (CSA) writing to the ICC and
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UEFA CUP
Newcastle, Nancy advance
Newcastle United secured the point they needed to advance to the UEFA Cup last 32 as group winners but violence again marred the European competition as French side Nancy booked their spot in the next
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Barclays English Premier League
Man U aim at stretching lead
Jose Mourinho has spent the last week noisily attempting to convince the world that Manchester United must be feeling the pressure of Chelsea closing in on them in the Premiership title race.
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LFP
Goals not a problem for Barca
The loss through serious injury of Samuel Eto'o, Lionel Messi and Javier Saviola has not unduly ham-pered Barcelona in the Spanish league this season as 31 goals in 12 matches have propelled them to the
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United snap up Larsson
Sir Alex Ferguson on Friday hailed the capture of Henrik Larsson on a short-term loan deal as a "terrific bit of business" and revealed he had attempted to sign the Swedish striker when he was with Celtic.
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Ganguly pledges good show
Recalled to the Indian team after nearly a year, a confident Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he would bank on his experience of playing on bouncy tracks to come good in the three-match rubber in South Africa.
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Sarwan out of ODI series
West Indian vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan was on Friday ruled out of the five-match one-day series against Pakistan after suffering a hairline fracture on his right foot.
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Davis Cup Final
Davydenko draws first blood
Nikolay Davydenko gave Russia the first point of the Davis Cup final tie against Argentina here on Friday, beating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
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Blatter rules out China's chances
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday ruled out a China bid to host the 2014 World Cup, saying the Chinese should look at least four years down the road to 2018.
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Pele tips Klinsi for US role
Former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann would be an ideal choice for the U.S., Pele said in Germany on Thursday.
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Championnat of Football Professionnel
High tension in Paris
France is bracing itself for a weekend of high drama as tensions run riot in the capital Paris -- in the tribunes at least.
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Bundes Liga
Kahn all fired up
The war of words has started in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn saying his team would pick up the honorific title of 'winter champions' and enjoy Christmas at the summit.
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Serie A
Totti threat to Inter dominance
Inter Milan have a chance to stretch their lead in Serie A when they target an eighth successive league victory at home to Siena on Saturday.
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Terry in the dock
John Terry faces an extra one-match ban after being charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) over his comments about a red card he received during his side's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham
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Coppa Italia
Sampdoria pip Palermo
Sampdoria reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup after beating Serie A highflyers Palermo 3-2 to complete a 4-2 aggregate win on Thursday.
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Dutch fans run riot
Rampaging Dutch fans forced an early stoppage to Thursday's UEFA Cup tie between hosts Nancy and Feyenoord after the French side had romped to a 3-0 lead.
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Tevez keen on Hammers stay
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez wants to stay at West Ham United despite struggling to settle in London, he told The Sun newspaper on Friday.
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Wallwork stabbed
West Bromwich Albion midfielder Ronnie Wallwork, a former Manchester United trainee, has been stabbed several times, British television stations reported Friday.
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