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Tigers to have boot camp
The Bangladeshi cricketers will go through a special conditioning camp next week in Sylhet under a unit of Bangladesh Army to warm up for the Twenty20 World Championship preparations.
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Gen Moeen warns federation chiefs
National Sports Council (NSC) chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday warned the sport federation bosses to increase activities or face the consequences.
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Age-Group Swimming
Three new NR on opening day
Three new national records were set yesterday as the Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming competition began at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur.
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24 players report to Nayeem
The national football squad under Indian coach Syed Nayeemuddin trained for two sessions yesterday BKSP's residential camp.
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Bholanath, Swapan start with win
Swapan Parvez of Basundhara Group beat Dhaka Club's Jain Omar in straight sets in a premier division singles match of the Federation Cup Squash Tournament that began at the Gulshan Club yesterday.
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Pawar mocks ICL
India's cricket chief Sharad Pawar ridiculed Thursday an unofficial competition carrying a prize of one million dollars, saying it would mainly feature players coming out of retirement.
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Sreesanth says sorry
Admitting that he was embarrassed by his on-field behaviour during the second Test against England at Trent Bridge, Sreesanth said he wanted to apologise to England captain Michael Vaughan for the body-barge
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'Turn off the mic'
England coach Peter Moores has revealed he is considering asking for the volume on stump microphones to be turned down so his side's 'sledging' of India batsmen is no longer heard by television viewers.
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Kapil matter up for decision
BCCI President Sharad Pawar today said the Board will take a decision on Kapil Dev's fate as the Chairman of National Cricket Academy at its upcoming general body meeting.
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Chelsea wants the holy grail
Jose Mourinho knows he must deliver the Champions League to satisfy his Chelsea bosses after chief executive Peter Kenyon outlined the club's grand ambitions.
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Barclays English Premier League
English clubs on spending spree
Boosted by multi-million pound foreign takeovers and record television deals, England's leading football teams are splashing the cash on new players ahead of the forthcoming Premiership season.
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Barclays English Premier League
Eriksson's City revolution
Sven Goran Eriksson's Manchester City revolution gathered pace as he made Brazil winger Elano his third signing in a matter of hours on Thursday.
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Barclays English Premier League
Tevez pleads for quick solution
Carlos Tevez admits his protracted transfer to Manchester United could damage his chances of making an immediate impact at Old Trafford.
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Blame it on calendar
World Cup-winning striker Rudi Voller has said England's lack of success in international competition was down to an overcrowded domestic calendar.
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'Brazil players were drunk'
Brazil players had all night drinking sessions at the 2006 World Cup finals and Ronaldo was vastly overweight, Brazilian federation (CBF) president Ricardo Teixeira was quoted as saying in daily newspaper
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Podolski back in training
Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski has started training again after the German international spent three months recovering from a knee injury, the Bundesliga giants announced on Wednesday.
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Heinze's future to be settled
Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze expects his future to be resolved by the end of the week. Heinze is keen to join Liverpool after the Anfield club made a 6.
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Van der Sar's future on hold
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar will wait until January before deciding whether to extend his stay at Old Trafford.
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Sharapova's sharp return
Maria Sharapova made a formidable start to the summer hardcourt season, the US Open champion crushing Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the San Diego Classic Wednesday.
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India take it easy
From the frying pan of Trent Bridge, where they prevailed in a feverish Test, India's cricketers have landed in an easy-chair at Grace Road.
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Making their own rules
Anyone who seriously believes that South Africa did not win the World Cup because their players drink too much needs to get out more.
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Yousuf set for axe
Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq are likely to be two big-name casualties from Pakistan's 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa.
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Snape willing to join setup
Jeremy Snape would like to rejoin England's coaching staff for the World Twenty20 if he is not picked to play.
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Hoggard targets county game
Matthew Hoggard is likely to miss the third Test against India, as he is aiming to play in Yorkshire's County Championship match against Lancashire, starting on August 9 -- the day the third Test commences
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Malinga to join Kent
Sri Lanka's star fast bowler Lasith Malinga is to join English county Kent for just under a month, the governing body of the sport here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), said Thursday.
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Chawla wreaks havoc
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla came up with match haul of 10 for 58 as India A thrashed a Zimbabwe XI by an innings and 233 runs in a four-day match at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
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