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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Sublime Shakib
Skakib Al Hasan hit the highest one-day inter-national score by a Bangladeshi and took two important wickets, as the Tigers prevailed over Canada by 13 runs in a compelling final match of the pre-World
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B. League
Football's new beginning
Football goes professional in the country today with Abahani and Muktijoddha all set to make history as opponents of the B. League's opening match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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B. League
Foreigners uncertain
Sujan, Aminul to miss Mukti-Abahani opener
In spite of spending over crores, neither Abahani nor Muktijoddha go into today's B. League opener with their confidence sky-high.
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Cup format & regulations
Format and regulations of the cricket World Cup starting in the West Indies on March 13.
FIRST ROUND
The ninth edition of the World Cup will be contested by 16 teams, the most ever.
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First day's play washed out
The first day of the second four-day Test between Bangladesh A and visiting England A was washed out due to rain without a ball being bowled at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday.
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A caution for BFF
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Dato Paul Mony yesterday urged the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to show professional attitude towards the game or lose the assistance of the
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Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National Cricket League
Full marks to Sylhet
Sylhet spun to their second overall win in the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League yesterday but the remaining two matches ended in draws on the final day of the four-dayers.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Watch out for Nafees
Shahriar Nafees is not a big name in the world of cricket, but Ricky Ponting's all-conquering Australians will not easily forget the Bangladeshi left-handed opener.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Arjuna's money on India
Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga said on Thursday he thought India would win the sport's biggest prize even though the 2007 tournament was wide open.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
Bond - Shane Bond
When Shane Bond starts his run up he instils an air of confidence in the New Zealand cricket team -- the bulletproof feeling that can only be ignited by a world class player.
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Violence mars Cup night
Violence marred the Spanish Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday as the second leg between Real Betis and city rivals Seville was suspended due to crowd violence after the latter's coach was hit by a bottle.
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Down The World Cup
1987: Birth of a dynasty
India and Australia ended up with 20 points each from their group to reach the semifinals while Pakistan and England made it through from Group B.
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ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
No Akhtar, no Asif
Pakistan pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Moham-mad Asif were ruled out of the World Cup on Thursday in a move that cricket chiefs insisted was due to injury and not doping.
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Serie A
Totti Scores Brace
Udinese defy Inter
Inter Milan's record run of 17 consecutive Serie A wins was brought to an end after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Udinese on Wednesday.
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Local Snippets
Bangladesh's International Masters Enamul Hossain Rajib and Abdullah Al Rakib were trailing joint leaders GM Tigran Petrosian (Armenia) and GM Darmen Sadvakasov (Kazakhstan) by one point after Thursday's
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Symonds gives Australia boost
Injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds has boosted Australia's World Cup cricket hopes by saying he could be available before the pool match against South Africa, reports said Thursday.
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ICC's war against doping
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will step up its battle against doping by target-testing players at the World Cup.
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Secret of Sachin's energy
Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar says he is fired up by the prospect of helping India win the World Cup.
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Klinsmann honoured
Juergen Klinsmann, who coached Germany to third place at last year's World Cup, received the country's highest honour on Wednesday at a private ceremony at the chancellery.
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Odoyo sounds WC warning
Kenyan seamer Thomas Odoyo said he will bid to maintain his aggressive form at the upcoming Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
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Van Bommel punished by UEFA
Bayern Munich's Mark van Bommel has been punished by UEFA for his gesture to the Real Madrid crowd during his side's 3-2 defeat in a Champions League match at the Bernabeu last week.
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Grip calls for Beckham
Tord Grip, assistant to former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, said ex-captain David Beckham should still be playing for his country.
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Take it easy Terry
One of Britain's top brain surgeons has urged England captain John Terry not to rush back to action after suffering an horrific head injury last weekend.
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The FA Cup
Gunners woes compound
A Benni McCarthy super strike handed Arsenal their second Cup disappointment in four days and booked Blackburn Rovers' place in the FA Cup sixth round on Wednesday.
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Blatter dubs Magpies 'greedy'
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has accused Newcastle of being greedy in their demands for compensation for the serious injury suffered by Michael Owen at the World Cup in Germany last year.
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French Cup
Lens, PSG bite the dust
Champions League hopefuls Lens were bundled out of the French Cup by determined amateur side Montceau-les-Mines on Wednesday.
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German Cup
Stuttgart reach semis
VfB Stuttgart beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 at home in dreadful conditions on Wednesday to advance to the semi-finals of the German Cup and keep alive their hopes of a domestic double.
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Romario up to 992
Former Brazil striker Romario scored twice to take his career tally to 992 goals as Vasco da Gama crushed part-timers Fast Club 6-0 in a Copa Brasil tie on Wednesday.
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