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Gloves go young
Bangladesh are set to draft young Mushfiqur Rahim behind the stump for the second Test ending a 7-year reign of veteran wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud in the five-day contest.
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Lasith lets his hair down
Lasith Malinga has been considered as a 'surprise package' in Sri Lanka cricket. The 23-year-old hardly had any reputation in the domestic circuit before entering the national side.
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B. League
Biddyut Reds' super sub
A late strike by Ajmal Hossain Biddyut salvaged a lacklustre Muktijoddha with a solitary goal victory against Brothers Union in yesterday's B. League.
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New BCB this month: Tapan
Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday reiterated that the government will disband the current executive committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) this month.
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Mahela presses for better show
Although there was heavy rain here yesterday and the weather forecast predicts more, but the Sri Lankans were not taking it up as a major issue as they looked to confirm a series victory against visiting
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India clinch decider
Yuvraj Singh's unbeaten 61 saw India to a six-wicket win over South Africa at Stormont here Sunday to take the three-match one-day international series 2-1.
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Vaas won't play third Test
Chaminda Vaas is returning to England at the end of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh to reunite with his family and also resume his county contract with Middlesex.
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Copa America Venezuela 2007
Robinho fires for Brazil
Mexico in quarterfinals
Robinho scored a hattrick as Brazil kept their Copa America hopes alive with a 3-0 victory over Chile in Maturin on Sunday evening.
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The Championships Wimbeldon
Federer the exception
Four-time champion Roger Federer could afford to relax and watch the pretenders to his Wimbledon throne play catch-up on Monday as All England Club chiefs hoped for an end to the torrential rain which
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The Championships Wimbeldon
Venus's date with Maria
Triple champion Venus Williams set up a potentially explosive Wimbledon fourth round showdown with Maria Sharapova on Monday as women's tennis unveiled a new teenage talent.
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Robben Real-bound
Dutch winger Arjen Robben is to quit Premiership giants Chelsea for Real Madrid, who will shell out 20 million euros (26 million dollars) on the winger, Spanish media said Monday.
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Danone Nations Cup
Bangladesh win Fair Play trophy
Bangladesh won the "Best Fair Play Team" trophy in Danone Nations Cup 2007 which concluded in Lyon, France on Sunday.
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Police quiz Wiltord
French international striker Sylvain Wiltord was briefly questioned by police on Monday in connection with a road-traffic violation, police said.
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Money doesn't lure Tamira
Sixteen-year-old Tamira Paszek marked her debut Wimbledon on Monday by reaching the fourth round but insisted that the 100,000 dollars she has already pocketed means nothing.
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Arsenal sign Da Silva
Arsenal have signed striker Eduardo da Silva on a four-year deal from Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb to boost their strike-force following the transfer of Thierry Henry to Real Madrid.
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Costa joins Wolfsburg
Portuguese international defender Ricardo Costa has moved to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg from FC Porto in a transfer worth four million euros (5.4 million dollars), the German club confirmed on Monday.
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Youth pleases Kallis
South Africa stand-in skipper Jacques Kallis said the way in which younger players had made their mark eased some of the pain involved in a 2-1 one-day international series defeat against India.
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CAS drops WADA case
Pakistani cricket chiefs said Monday they had been vindicated after international sport's top court dismissed an appeal against reprieves for Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in a doping case.
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Murali's WR dilemma
Muttiah Muralidaran said Monday he will tour Australia later this year amid the possibility of being crowned Test cricket's most successful bowler on Shane Warne's home soil.
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Nat'l Hockey Musa, Masum notch trebles
Musa Mia fired all five goals as Faridpur brightened their chances to reach the final of the 27th National Hockey Championship with a 5-1 defeat of Mymensingh at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium
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Russel, Abahani retain TT titles
Biman's bid to regain the men's and women's titles in the AB Bank Metropolis Table Tennis League failed as both their teams lost on the final day of the competition yesterday.
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Promote Shiv, says Gayle
West Indies captain Chris Gayle revealed that Shivnarine Chanderpaul could move up the batting order in the wake of their defeat by England in the first one-day international at Lord's.
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Japan count on Nakamuras
You could be forgiven for thinking you're seeing double when Japan go for goal from free kicks in their Asian Cup defence -- if Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura doesn't line it up, another Nakamura will.
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Soccer may unite Iraq
One thing is certain. If Iraq beat the odds and shine at the Asian Cup as they did at the Asian Games last year, football will again spark a rare source of shared joy in the divided sectarian nation.
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West Ham fetch Faubert
West Ham confirmed Sunday they have signed rising French star Julien Faubert from Bordeaux. The 23-year-old midfielder has penned a five-year contract worth 6.
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Vietnam refs jailed for match-fixing
A court in Vietnam on Monday gave jail terms of up to seven years to referees and officials after finding them guilty of taking and giving bribes to fix matches, a court official said.
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Klose close to perfection
Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld set his sights on winning back the Bundesliga title after hailing a virtually flawless goal-scoring debut by Miroslav Klose.
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Houllier keeps options open
Top-rated coach Gerard Houllier said he has "plenty of options" but is undecided on his future after leaving French champions Lyon.
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