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Saber eyes BCB return

Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury hinted at making an attempt to return to the Board when it will go for an election later this year. Saber made his intention clear when he bought more than half... Full story

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Ray of light at end of tunnel

The attempt to end the ongoing stalemate in the Dhaka Premier League saw some lights finally as one of the bickering parties are believed to have backed out from their rigid position. Full story

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Paul propels Abahani

Nigerian striker Lucky Paul scored four goals as Abahani moved into the summit of the Bangladesh Premier League with a 5-0 thumping of Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Full story

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Double Wisden honour for Sangakkara

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has been chosen as both one of the Five Cricketers of the Year and the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2011 published in the 2012 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, it was announced... Full story

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British HC visits shooting, archery camps

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SPORTSLINE

Chittagong Abahani Limited by 2-1 goals in the lone match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at Cox’s Bazar Stadium on Wednesday. In the day’s match, Ripon and Walid scored one goal each for the winners’ in the... Full story

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Yuvraj ‘positive’ about comeback

India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh on Wednesday vowed to return to cricket after recovering from a cancerous tumour, but was unable to set a timeline for his comeback. ‘I want to see the Team India logo on my cap again... Full story

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Delhi thrash Super Kings

Delhi Daredevils put up a thorough professional performance as they thrashed defending champions Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in a lopsided contest in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Full story

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MU march leaves Richards close to tears

Manchester City defender Micah Richards says his team’s faltering form which has allowed Manchester United to take a virtually unassailable lead in the Premier League title race, hurts so much that he ‘wanted to cry’. Full story

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Uruguay reach new high in FIFA rankings

Uruguay reached an all-time high of third place in the FIFA rankings on Wednesday while Spain stayed top and Germany moved into second. The Copa America champions’ climb from fourth place... Full story

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Gladbach wobbling

Borussia Moenchengladbach’s hold on the fourth and final Champions League spot for next season weakened on Tuesday as they were held 2-2 by 10-man Werder Bremen in their Bundesliga clash. Full story

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Balotelli escapes action over Song clash

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli will not face further punishment following his wild tackle on Arsenal midfielder Alex Song last weekend, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Full story

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Changed mentality has made the difference: Conte

Antonio Conte believes a new mentality is what has turned Juventus from abject under-achievers the last two years into title pretenders this season. Two seventh place finishes in a row had seen usually sky high expectations... Full story

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Barca move to within a point of Real

Defending champions Barcelona upped the pressure on leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday as they moved to within a point of their bitter rivals after a 4-0 thumping of Getafe. Full story

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Milan out of doldrums

AC Milan overcame a glut of suspensions and injuries to win 1-0 at Chievo on Tuesday to pull themselves out of the doldrums after a miserable eight days and put the pressure back on Juventus in the Serie A title race. Full story

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Abidal undergoes liver transplant

Barcelona’s French defender Eric Abidal is ‘improving’ in hospital, the club’s president Sandro Rosell said Wednesday, a day after the player underwent a liver transplant operation. Full story

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Carroll deepens Blackburn gloom

Andy Carroll’s ninth goal since joining Liverpool over a year ago gave 10-man Liverpool a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers in a game including a sending-off, two penalties and some comical goalkeeping. Full story

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Messi breaks record for home goals

Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has entered the record books again after becoming the first player in La Liga history to score 28 goals at home in one season following his strike in Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over Getafe at Camp... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were to take action against Bayern Munich’s Brazilian star Breno for allegedly setting fire to his own house last year. ‘The public prosecutor’s office in Munich has ended its investigation... Full story

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