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Bashar bares his soul
It was not easy for Habibul Bashar to accept the fact that he is no longer captain after his successful three-year stint with the Tigers.
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Tigers rock at T20
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Abdur Razzak bowled splendidly as Africa XI were restricted to 109 for eight in the only Twenty20 international of the second Afro-Asian Cup at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore
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Abul inspires Abahani
Two-goal Abul Hossain helped Abahani cross a major hurdle in the B. League and return to the top of the table yesterday with a 2-1 away win over Chittagong Mohammedan.
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Arjuna could come to help Tigers
Sri Lanka great Arjuna Ranatunga could soon be assigned as a part time batting coach of the Tigers, according to a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official.
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BFF keeps mum
Having kept more than 30 journalists waiting over a couple of hours, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials showed the insolence of not telling the media anything about their emergency meeting
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India rule Whatmore out
Ford, Emburey in the fray
England's John Emburey joined Graham Ford of South Africa as the two leading contenders in the race for India's next cricket coach, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka offer high security
Sri Lanka assured Bangladesh of high security during their upcoming cricket tour this month even as fighting escalated between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said on Tuesday.
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Ganga to lead WI
Opening batsman Daren Ganga will captain the West Indies for the rest of the series against England taking over from the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan.
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Roland Garros Paris
Henin, Sharapova in semis
Two-time defending champion Justine Henin and world number two Maria Sharapova stormed into the semifinals of the French Open on Tuesday in straight sets.
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Roland Garros Paris
Not quite tennis
Maria Sharapova talked bananas, Anna Kourni-kova once discussed her bra while Balkan politics, Shakes-peare, vegetable shopping and the plight of refugees have all been aired at the French Open.
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Roland Garros Paris
FedExpress rolls on
Roger Federer dropped a Grand Slam set for the first time since the 2006 US Open but still powered into the French Open semifinals on Tuesday with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo.
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UEFA Euro 2008
England's acid test
England, and in particular their manager Steve McClaren, face a make or break test against Estonia in Tallinn on Wednesday.
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Gerrard, Carragher pen new deals
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have given manager Rafael Benitez a post-Champions League boost by signing new four-year contracts with the club.
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Klose slams Frings
German striker Miroslav Klose slammed his national and Werder Bremen teammate Torsten Frings on Tuesday over comments he made to the German press that Klose should quit the Bundesliga club.
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Liverpool blame UEFA
Liverpool officials have stepped up their attacks on European governing body UEFA for its claims that the club's fans are the worst behaved in Europe.
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Platini to meet sports minister
UEFA president Michel Platini will meet with British Sports Minister Richard Caborn on Tuesday to discuss the behaviour of Liverpool fans at last month's Champions League final in Athens.
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Thaksin mum on City deal
The lawyer of Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who is bidding for Manchester City, remained tight-lipped on Tuesday on a report that a deal was close.
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'Brazil has WC right'
Brazil has the "right" to host the 2014 World Cup because of its rich footballing heritage and the fact that the last tournament held there was in 1950, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
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Veteran Roux takes over Lens
Guy Roux, who retired after 43 years as Auxerre coach two years ago, announced on Tuesday that he is to make a comeback in charge of French first division outfit Lens.
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'It's Freddie's fault'
Andrew Flintoff's drunken escapade after England's first World Cup match at St Lucia destroyed the team's morale and set them up for failure, according to Michael Vaughan.
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'Charge the police'
Pakistani players have strongly demanded that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) take action against the Jamaican investigators probing the death of coach Bob Woolmer, as they think the probe tarnishedtheir
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Improvement satisfactory for Ferguson
British football coach Anthony Ferguson was hopeful about the future of the youth football camp in Bangladesh, which is run by local experts under the auspices of Canary Wharf with support from Emirates.
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Arthur backs Ford case
Kent County Cricket Club have given Graham Ford, currently its Director of Coaching, permission to travel to India after the former South African coach emerged as the frontrunner to take over the Indian
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